What motivates the outrage over Julian Assange's Political Asylum?

[randome]

1. If there are two sides to the Assange issue...

...then it must be admitted by any objective standard that the vast majority of the outrage and vitriol comes from the pro-Assange side. Those of us who do not see Assange as the hero that others want to see are continually accused of being right wing trolls and enemies of Democracy.

The pro-Assange group is very loud and very insulting. You do not see the same overall level on the anti-Assange side.

Ponder that, please.

It is the same kind of mindset that exists regarding OWS. People want to believe in heroes or in heroic organizations and when their trust is questioned, they turn spiteful.

I have no objections to anyone who wants to discuss an issue. I try to be as objective as possible and maintain that I don't care about being right or wrong. I simply want to know the truth.

I don't think the same can be said for the 'other' side.

This one-sided outrage was especially evident this morning when at least half a dozen threads were started by the 'pro' side, none of them offering substantially new information. Evidently in an attempt to garner responses more to their liking.