> I know that talking about propaganda and shills on HN is frowned upon, but it seems relevant to this discussion. I believe that the negative opinions of Assange mostly consist of either propaganda by sock puppets, people that heard this propaganda and repeated themselves, or a bit of both.
I have no issue with Wikileaks, and frankly, don't care whether or not they are being funded by Joe Bob, Putin, or the Antichrist.
Assange, however, is a somewhat unpleasant individual, and the allegations against him (the hacking conspiracy) have teeth.
It's rather telling that most of the posts in his defense in this thread believe that his means should not be criminal, because his ends justified them.
Yes, that appeals to a rather popular understanding of justice. But no, that's not how the law works. No, the law isn't fair.
I have no issue with Wikileaks, and frankly, don't care whether or not they are being funded by Joe Bob, Putin, or the Antichrist.
Assange, however, is a somewhat unpleasant individual, and the allegations against him (the hacking conspiracy) have teeth.
It's rather telling that most of the posts in his defense in this thread believe that his means should not be criminal, because his ends justified them.
Yes, that appeals to a rather popular understanding of justice. But no, that's not how the law works. No, the law isn't fair.