Julian Assange on CPAC Disinviting Milo Yiannopoulos: 'Liberals' Are Celebrating Censorship

[DonViejo]

Source: Mediaite


by Ken Meyer | 10:01 am, February 21st, 2017

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange decided to get in on Milo Yiannopoulos‘ most recent controversy by denouncing the “liberals” who are happy that the Breitbart tech editor has been exiled from the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

Yiannopoulos was meant to give a speech at CPAC this week, but after a video surfaced of him apparently defending pedophilia, he was disinvited from the event. Yiannopoulos has stated that he is “horrified” by pedophilia, but the impact of the video cost him his book deal with publisher Simon & Schuster, and there are indications that Breitbart might be thinking about firing him.

Amidst the fallout from the news, Assange offered his comment last night:

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Assange also had this to say with regard to the fact that Yiannopoulos was disinvited from a right-wing event:

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Read more: http://www.mediaite.com/online/julian-assange-on-cpac-disinviting-milo-yiannopoulos-liberals-are-celebrating-censorship/

[Liberalagogo]

1. FY, ASSange

Just Fuck You.

[smirkymonkey]

12. I'll second that.

I so hate that guy!

[Vinnie From Indy]

2. Big balls for a guy accused of raping women.

Assange is a Russian stooge and I hope he rots in the Ecuadorian embassy!

[brush]

3. What the hell is he talking about? He's bashing liberals and conservatives so what is he?

Oh that's right, just a Russian tool.

[Mc Mike]

4. Well, jules, we'll certainly give your important opinion on the issue all the weight it deserves. nt

[1965Comet]

5. Ding dong, he's wrong

"Issue is 'liberals' cheering on a clearly illiberal act -- book censorship -- for political reasons with morality as cover."

Uhh, Simon and Schuster is a private book publisher, and thus can deny any book deal they want for pretty much any reason they want. Conservatives can boycott if they choose..

Assange should not get his underoos in a wad until the US govt. starts cancelling private publishing deals...

[kimbutgar]

15. Doesn't Murdoch own Simon & shuster?

[potone]

6. Assange doesn't seem to know what censorship is.

Deciding not to invite someone to speak or to publish a book is not censorship. It is only censorship if the government bans certain speech. Assange seems determined to destroy whatever credibility that he still has. He has never been an advocate for progressive values, and he has turned Wikileaks into a blatantly politically motivated organization.

[JaneQPublic]

7. Bingo!

Freedom of Speech does not mean other folks owe you a podium and a microphone to speak or must give you the last work on a subject without opposition.

[apnu]

20. Inigo Montoya says:

[Tarc]

8. So, the rapist defends the pedophile?

Shocker...

[Jake Stern]

9. Sooner or later Putin will no longer have a use for him

and either

A.) Russia (and Trump) will greelight a British entry into the Ecuadorian embassy or

B.) Assange will be permanently censored

[DetlefK]

10. So... He's essentially saying that liberals are not allowed to have moral convictions of any kind.

If you have moral convictions, you stand up for them. That includes shunning people whose morals you consider bad.

Except that, according to Assange, political liberals are not allowed to shun anybody because that would be censorship.
According to Assange, political liberals are supposed to welcome all ideas (even ideas they find disgusting), because their political definition as liberals takes precedent over their moral convictions.



First he uses an extremist definition of "liberal" and then he lambasts the liberals for not fitting that defintion...

[Blue Idaho]

11. Seems to me Milo got his 5 minutes of fame

And he failed in the marketplace of ideas.

[Aristus]

13. It's not censorship, Julian Asshole!

Censorship is if the government put Yiannopolous in jail for what he said. CPAC is a private organization that made a private choice.

[Nitram]

14. Assange is a pro-Russian, right wing creep. Sounds like he agrees with Milo on the "consent" issue.

I hope he gets kicked out of the Bolivian Embassy to face the music. I mean, what do liberals have to do with a CPAC decision?

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

16. Assange is annoying. He isn't an American. He doesn't live here.

Therefore, he hasn't experienced our American problems. His opinion is bullshit.

[Dopers_Greed]

17. No censorship happened here

S&S (a private company) determined that releasing the book would damage their image, costing them money in the long term.

Sounds like the "marketplace of ideas" worked itself out here.

Go back up Putin's arsehole, Assange.

[nycbos]

18. I was here for awhile before the hack.

I had to get a new user name.

He used to be a big hero here. Anyone who questions his motives were labeled as apologists for the surveillance state.

I for one knew this guy was bullshit ever since he was wanted for rape in Sweden and jumped bail. However many people here said the victims was making it up.


So when I see people on this board bashing him with a grain of salt.

[tammywammy]

21. One low life defending another.

[DinahMoeHum]

22. Hey, ASSange: Eat. My. Shit.

[JTFrog]

23. Speaking of Sweden's terrorists......

There goes one now....

[rogue emissary]

24. So a company deciding not to publish a book is censorship?

I didn't know Simon & Schuster controlled the publication of all the books in the world. Damn, they aren't giving me money for an Idea I have for a book. Guess I've been censored by them as well.

Please fight for me, Julian!

[Blue_Tires]

25. Out of all the leftist icons who made a heel turn in 2016

Assange's was the most overdue and the most predictable...

[LiberalLovinLug]

26. I agree with all the posts saying this is NOT censorship

but beyond that....his only gripe is with liberals REACTION to an abhorrent statement by Milo and his subsequent dismissal.

We didn't storm the gates and behead Milo. He was defeated by his own sword. But we can't be at all happy about this turn of events?
Why not? What are we supposed to do? picket Breitbart to get him his job back? The one where he publicly shits all over Democrats and liberals, and the majority of his own gay community?

I used to defend Julian. He really is an intolerable ass. No acknowledgement or apology of how he was used by Putin to influence the election and install Trump. He is dead to me.

[Phoenix61]

27. Guess being cooped up in an embassy

can make you a little crazier than you were before cabin fever set in.

[wryter2000]

28. Can we stop talking about this bozo now?

At first, I wasn't convinced he's a rapist. Now I am.

[Gothmog]

29. Who cares what Assange thinks about anything?

Assange is a rapist hiding from the law and is a russian tool

[C_U_L8R]

30. Ummm, we have nothing to do with CPAC.

That's very much your own little circle-jerk.

[Lanius]

31. How has Milo been censored? He can give any number of interviews he wants to clear up the matter.

All that happened here is a political organization (not the government) rescinded his invitation to speak at its convention.

[UT_democrat]

32. I wish

that CPAC would have kept the pedo as a speaker. Then they can wear that scarlet letter for the rest of their short political lives.