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Re:Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., all... by rubytubido on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @10:30PM (#40795853)
> What evil powers? Well, the US, the US, and... the US.

How dare you Julian? No Russia or China is on the list? No! US can't be evil, only Russia/China can.

Re:Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., all... by qsdf38100 on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @08:09AM (#40799032)
Notice how I didn’t say that the US can’t be evil.

US certainly can be, but, why stop there? Why not mention other evil powers while you’re at it?

Why focus on the US while Russia is going for textbook land grab à la Hitler?

Invading a country is very concerning, annexing it should considered unacceptable. Russia is doing the later.

Re:Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., all... by rubytubido on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @08:31AM (#40799237)
> Notice how I didn’t say that the US can’t be evil.

Yes, you didn't, but the vibe of your message looks like whataboutism defense.

> Why focus on the US while Russia is going for textbook land grab à la Hitler?

Why focus on Russia while Israel is going for textbook land grab à la Hitler?

> Invading a country is very concerning, annexing it should considered unacceptable. Russia is doing the later.

Annexing a territory is very concerning, silently stealing the houses and land using settlers while killing civilians should considered unacceptable. Israel is doing the later.

Re:Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., all... by qsdf38100 on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @01:59PM (#40802611)
I’m all for pointing out bad actors. You want to bring Israel to the party, fine.

But then, you should stay on topic. Did Assange publish any leaks on Israel?

Yes? That’s fair. No? Then we’re allowed to wonder why. But clearly you don’t care, it was just to throw whataboutism at me to show how biased I am.

Re:Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., all... by CRConrad on Thursday June 27, 2024 @07:24AM (#40809309)
> Yes, you didn't, but the vibe of your message looks like whataboutism defense.

No, it didn't. What you're apparently not getting is that Wikipedia's message -- and, by extension, your comment -- look like a defense-by-contrast of Russia and China.

Re:Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., all... by CRConrad on Friday June 28, 2024 @02:44AM (#40818315)
> Wikipedia's message

Eh, yeah... WikiLeaks, duh.