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AIBU that I support Julian Assange‘s quest for asylum?

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deepwatersolo · 16/11/2018 17:40

I can very well understand that as a feminist one cringes at what transpired about Assange‘s treatment of women, and I would have supported him facing an investigation and potentially a trial in Sweden.
At the same time, I believe he did us a service in revealing all kind of hidden agendas by states and global players, behind the backs of the people. (I absolutely do not buy into the idea that Assange is an agent of Putin - this may be a contentious issue for some here, too). Today it has transpired that Assange has been secretly indicted by the US.
I think of supporting a campaign to secure his asylum. On principle. Even though I don‘t particularly like him. AIBU?

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LassWiADelicateAir · 16/11/2018 18:08

He's a snivelling pathetic little shit and I hope they take the cat off him

No more need be said.

SillySallySingsSongs · 16/11/2018 18:07

YABU. He is free to leave the embassy any time he likes.

Melanippe · 16/11/2018 18:05

Assange was always going to be indicted by the US, he put service personnel in immediate danger which makes the US a wee bit cross. It made me more than a touch cross given that people I love could potentially have been caught in the crossfire. So yes, YABU. He's a giant fucking manchild who has catastrophically bitten the hand that fed him, you can find my sympathy between shit and syphilis in a good quality dictionary.

FrumpyTrumpy · 16/11/2018 18:05

He's a snivelling pathetic little shit and I hope they take the cat off him.

FrumpyTrumpy · 16/11/2018 18:04

Well if he had raped you or your child would you feel the same?

What's the trade off for sexual assault? How many good deeds make up for it.

LassWiADelicateAir · 16/11/2018 18:01

He was given the cat as a kitten. The cat presumably has no access to the outdoors. It is cruel to keep a cat permanently indoors.

NothingOnTellyAgain · 16/11/2018 17:58

david tennant is dt not td :D

sorry sdtg

PositiveVibez · 16/11/2018 17:58

Yabu.

You cannot cancel out a bad deed by doing a good one. It doesn't work like that.

NothingOnTellyAgain · 16/11/2018 17:57

What STDG said.

TrashyTerf · 16/11/2018 17:53

Asante neglects his cat even though he has fuck all to do each and every day. For that alone, he's a piece of shit.

ZazieQueneau · 16/11/2018 17:52

YABU. He should face the consequences of his criminal actions.

He sounds like an ungrateful man child. The Ecuadorians have had to go to court over him refusing to pay for his laundry and internet usage, damaging the embassy by skateboarding and playing football and not feeding his cat properly.

Runnynosehunny · 16/11/2018 17:46

YANBU because I would question the charges against him, based on the fact that it would be very convenient to the US government if he could be extradited as a criminal rather than an innocent man whose only crime was the leaks.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 16/11/2018 17:46

I think YABU too, I am afraid. If he has assaulted women, he should face justice for it - you don’t get to cancel out evil deeds by doing good ones - not without facing up to the consequences of the bad deeds, in my book.

VickyEadie · 16/11/2018 17:43

He gave us Trump. So yes, you ARE being unreasonable, IMO.

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