>> ^entr0py:

But, I've got to disagree with kranzfakfa that allegations of rape are somehow comparable to infidelity scandals. One is a very serious and devastating crime, the other is not a crime at all and merely embarrassing. Either the people accusing him have done something horrible, or he has done something horrible. But since he hasn't been legally accused or any evidence offered, for the time being you have to presume he's innocent.


Of course, but you missed my point. Obviously I wasn't saying that rape is a-ok. I'm saying that the accusations against Assange are derived from the knowledge that if you smear someone's private life, you deflect heat from the real problems. What better way to do that than with the A-bomb of accusations, rape. The only thing better would be to accuse him of being a pedophile (give it time). And as you said yourself, there is no evidence of anything. Its just a wild accusation being shouted a lot and very loud. The bigger the lie, a lie told a thousand times, etc. (Dammit, my second Godwin on this thread).

>> ^Yogi:

HOW DARE YOU! Hitler WAS NOT a Vegetarian! So sayeth QI so it shall be remembered!


WHAT? You can't argue with QI. My worldview is rocked. Was he at least myopic, mono-testicled and a drug addict? Oh, the disappointment!

>> ^GenjiKilpatrick:

@<a rel="nofollow" href="http://videosift.com/member/chilaxe" title="member since April 27th, 2007" class="profilelink">chilaxe
What's the more important issue here:
1. The murder of 100,000 innocent people by a coalition of top governments.
2. An eccentric pissy hacker that swiped some Swedish side-boob.
Like kranzfakfa said, vegetarian painter was Hilter.
By your logic that means that the Nazi party probably did great stuff!
Back to the main issue tho.
~~~~
"Hundreds of documents released on October 22, 2010, by Wikileaks reveal beatings, burnings, and lashings of detainees by their Iraqi captors. Iraq should prosecute those responsible for torture and other crimes, Human Rights Watch said."
"These new disclosures show torture at the hands of Iraqi security forces is rampant and goes completely unpunished. It’s clear that US authorities knew of systematic abuse by Iraqi troops, but they handed thousands of detainees over anyway."
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/10/24/iraq-wikileaks-
documents-describe-torture-detainees


HOW DARE YOU! Hitler WAS NOT a Vegetarian! So sayeth QI so it shall be remembered!

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>> ^chilaxe:

@Asmo, @Gallowflak
1. Why lead on the groupies we fuck to believe we care about them, and then knowingly lie that their accusations originated from the Pentagon?
2. As the head of an organization, isn't there some responsibility to not be an asshole to our subordinates, even if they're powerless to do anything about it except quit our organization?

The idea that journalists shouldn't keep people honest if we happen to like the person seems to go against the idea of a free press.

>> ^chilaxe:

Good for him. Why should we care if the leader of an organization is unethical in his personal and professional life.


What the fancy are you talking about?

>> ^chilaxe:

Good for him. Why should we care if the leader of an organization is unethical in his personal and professional life.


Actually, the phrase you are looking for is "allegedly unethical in his personal and professional life."

Unless you've got a link to his conviction on the now dropped charge?

http://www.google.com.au/search?q=julian+assange+rape+charge+dropped

G'luck with that...

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Is anything really surprising out of Gawker? The more we keep clicking on their blog posts that feel entirely generated to get eye-balls, the more they'll live. The best thing is to ignore them and stop looking at their website but I know, we just can't help ourselves We click to be outraged.>> ^dag:

Good on him. Seems like a much more cluey than the Newsbot that's interviewing him.
Gawker has a particularly douchey take on this: http://gawker.com/5671626/wikileaks-fo
under-will-walk-out-of-your-interview-if-asked-about-his-rape-case

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>> ^burdturgler:

I don't know why you're dragging the wikileaks thing in here because that's completely unrelated. Look, I'm not trying to be rude, but is English your primary language? My beef with wikileaks was them purposefully editing the actual content of videos for "maximum possible political impact" (their words).
I think your confused about the title and the video. The point is that mine safety and global warming are both serous issues.


@NetRunner
"@Zyrxil, I'm open to suggestions on how to more appropriately title this. Keep in mind it's a 60 character max.

I'm relying a little bit on people's recognition of NetRunner being an outspoken hippie, and unlikely to actually think global warming is silly at all to lure them in."

Isn't what wiki leaks did exactly like what Netrunner just...

Bah. I see I've been out maneuvered on every front. You got me this time batman!

Lost in the pile of rubbish most monkeys offer as infotainment here, deserving of more votes than the wiki leak of civilian slaughter, infinitely more important than the bull-shit cradle-to-grave concerns the health care hawkers whine about here-Fundamental to human survival, is the death of satanic corporations like Monsanto-kill them all, burn their corporate headquarters to the ground.