Assange is a citizen of Australia and since The United States is known for spying on its allies the act of exposing US informants would be closer to serving ones own country than act of treason.
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Zoldyck@lemmy.world 4 months agoHe’s a traitor, and because of him many people died. I hope he’s not ok.
Vipsu@lemmy.world 4 months ago
pre@fedia.io 4 months ago
Bush, Trump, Clinton and Biden all got more innocent people killed than Julian. Their crimes all dwarf anything he is accused of let alone is guilty of. If you are not a literal bot, you have allowed yourself to be programmed by intelligence agencies into hating the man who exposed the crimes over the men who committed them.
ebc@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
Yes, but that’s not treason. It could be treason if he was American, but he isn’t.
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
Literal bot. You should try reducing your daily uranium intake.
Zoldyck@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Not a bot. Assange helped regimes and dictators to kill US informants. Innocent people in Syria and Belarus for example got murdered because of the information Assange gave them. Look it up if you don’t believe me.
Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 4 months ago
@Zoldyck is not lying.
Look up Assange and his connection with Israel Shamir, who helped Lukashenko’s regime in Belarus target opposition activists.
This wasn’t a mistake, he knew what he was doing.
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
Sure he had some shady connections, but all accusations of actual wrongdoing by Assange himself were brought forward, sourced and verified by US authorities which makes them basically worthless.
pop@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
Then prosecute him for that. But the US doesn’t care about activists, does it? Why do you think US is after him specifically?
What about, what about, what about?
Post the actual proof rather than a link to a wikipedia article.
You do BETTER.
Zoldyck@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Exactly.
pop@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
Regurtitating the same talking points your government uses for people that reveal its atrocities are “bots” no matter how you spin it. There are tankie bots and you are a wankie bot.
Tell us more about how revealing war crimes and global surveillance are traitors, bot.
Zoldyck@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Try looking up the definition of the word bot. You might learn something today.
IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world 4 months ago
“Everyone I disagree with is a bot” - you
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
Everyone that says “i hope hes not ok” is a bot - me
user134450@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
You might be interested to learn about a couple actual trained spies. guess what they where accused of? Treason is not what you think it is. Its a nice word to throw around when you are angry at someone but it has a very specific meaning.
Grimy@lemmy.world 4 months ago
The consequences of doing a bad thing are on the person doing it, not the whistle blower.
If they wanted to keep their secrets, they should of made sure they weren’t so fucking rough. Nobody would of leaked any files if those heli pilots were saving children instead of joking after killing them.
yamanii@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Snowden is also considered a traitor, I really don’t give a shit who the US says is a traitor. I only wish the worst for people working for 3 letter agencies.
gnuhaut@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
Are you talking about the claim that he endangered CIA agents? That was just some bullshit they cooked up to get him on, and I don’t think anybody even claimed that somebody actually died.
Imagine thinking exposing the CIA should be a crime, because the poor small beans CIA agents need protection. Who wouldn’t want to protect imperial blackmailers, hit men, weapons smugglers and death squad commanders.
You are the traitor for siding with the oppressor.
Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Right supporting Lukashenko’s regime is such a noble endeavour!
Zoldyck@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Too many anarchists and tankies use Lemmy unfortunately.