[trpc]

There were, not long ago, times when Assange was considered a saint of freedom after he exposed the corrupt Bush administration, the liberals everywhere were defending him and his case everywhere, they even made a Hollywood film about him. But he then made the mistake of his life, he exposed the corruption of the Clintons and got implicated in the Russia gate meme because Trump somehow won. Now he is totally on his own. Nobody will defend him even if these corrupt governments burnt him alive and broadcasted it live. Makes you think if these liberals actually give a single shit about freedom anyway.

I know that this is an ultra liberal community and I will get downvoted and flagged within a few minutes. But if someone is too scared to even lose a worthless website account to say what he sees as the right opinion, he should not live anyway.

[deiznof]

If you were on reddit this would be true, but here people aren't on "I hate Assange" autopilot.

[ur-whale]

>I know that this is an ultra liberal community

It isn't. HN is actually very far from even a mildly liberal community in the correct sense of the word.

Unless you use the word in the same way people from rural Kansas do when what they actually mean is a leftist.

[erikpukinskis]

I agree he’s a saint of freedom.

I also have no trouble believing the testimony that he sexually assaulted someone.

I’m not sure how those things are at odds.

[trpc]

They are not, but isn't it a weird coincidence that his alleged victims stayed silent with a fucking RAPE case until he decided to expose the most powerful people and governments in the world?

[SahAssar]

If you are going to take a stand say something worth taking a stand for. Provide some proof. Just saying that the liberals will not hear it will not gain any new listeners. Assuming that your audience is hostile and will not listen will just give you a hostile audience.

[homonculus1]

In fairness to the ultra liberals of HN, there is still plenty of support for Assange around here so your brush may be a touch broad.

[objektif]

Well he still has a valid point about spineless partizans.