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

[riderinthestorm]

11. Great assessment. I'd stipulate also that there's also a great deal of misogyny

under the guise of "seeking justice for the rape charges" (yes, I know there aren't any charges but you wouldn't know that from the outraged ones).

The women say there's no rape, they didn't want charges but the patriachal paternalistic Swedish state decided FOR them that they were going to conveniently resurrect the questioning process after Wikileaks exposed the diplomatic cables and war crimes by the US. There seems to be a salacious group who can't wait to punish the two women by making them endure a public spectacle over these charges (that they didn't want) under the guise of "justice" for them (that they didn't seek). I'm finding it sick observing the way people want to force the women into this power play.

The fact that Sweden has no extradition hearings (and has a history of participating in illegal rendition with the US), and won't promise NOT to send Assange to the US, seems to be the motivating factor for getting Assange to Sweden instead of the manufactured outrage over the "rape".

Also, I think there are a fair few who simply hate that he's arrogant and has successfully exposed corporate and government crimes.