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ismnotwasm

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41. No they don't
Tue Oct 4, 2016, 12:53 PM
Oct 2016

While being a complete douche is not a crime, Assange in particular did not protect his sources, neither of them cared about the actual consequences of their actions.

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If they had just let him leave the embassy, House of Roberts Oct 2016 #1
From my self-closed OP because I don't wanna be no Dupe blogslut Oct 2016 #2
Buy my book! 40% off! Warren DeMontague Oct 2016 #5
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA Dorian Gray Oct 2016 #3
Twitter is pretty funny right now, on this. Warren DeMontague Oct 2016 #4
Maybe he couldn't get WiFI at the embassy? titaniumsalute Oct 2016 #6
all that was missing is the Trump steaks nt geek tragedy Oct 2016 #7
Why all this Assange hate? Helen Borg Oct 2016 #8
He lost whatever claim to moral authority he had, a long time ago. Warren DeMontague Oct 2016 #9
Unfortunately, Assange and Wikileaks have gone off track. Koinos Oct 2016 #11
You know who has fun kicking a hero who is already down? Helen Borg Oct 2016 #12
I'm sorry people disagree with you about Assange. blogslut Oct 2016 #13
And neither is necessary to say that Assenge supports Trump. Helen Borg Oct 2016 #14
He has plainly demonstrated he wants to hurt the Democratic party. blogslut Oct 2016 #16
That is your interpretation... Helen Borg Oct 2016 #20
Oh, child. blogslut Oct 2016 #24
It is time for you to re-assess Assange. His recent actions speak louder than words emulatorloo Oct 2016 #25
Are you calling Assange a hero? Koinos Oct 2016 #17
You know who considers him a hero these days? JTFrog Oct 2016 #18
People are not responsible for whether others like them or not. Helen Borg Oct 2016 #21
Well, there will be a ton of politicians happy to hear that. JTFrog Oct 2016 #22
And if we had to judge character based on who crooks and war criminals support. Helen Borg Oct 2016 #27
Or we could just judge them by their actions. JTFrog Oct 2016 #28
Helen, blue cat Oct 2016 #29
But you see, I could be using the same condescending tone with you. Helen Borg Oct 2016 #31
Bwhahaha blue cat Oct 2016 #32
Projection is a good old defense mechanism. It works... Helen Borg Oct 2016 #33
You are really tickling me blue cat Oct 2016 #37
And again, anything you accuse me of... Helen Borg Oct 2016 #38
No way Helen blue cat Oct 2016 #39
This might help you understand... blue cat Oct 2016 #42
I love this place. blue cat Oct 2016 #43
Did you really just say, "I'm rubber, you're glue"? nt tblue37 Oct 2016 #44
That appears to be the depth of that person's ability to present an argument, yes. Maru Kitteh Oct 2016 #45
Anti-semite rapists usually aren't considered heroes. nt Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2016 #19
Indeed. nt JTFrog Oct 2016 #23
1. Because he's in bed with the Kremlin Blue_Tires Oct 2016 #30
Some of us have worked with classified information before and seen the direct impact of leaks. Stand and Fight Oct 2016 #35
So, you agree for the US government to classify war crimes and such? Helen Borg Oct 2016 #36
In your opinion, they have the moral high ground. Stand and Fight Oct 2016 #40
No they don't ismnotwasm Oct 2016 #41
I think he started off with good intentions Skittles Oct 2016 #48
Pissed off FReepers thread hexola Oct 2016 #10
"It was 9AM his time" crazylikafox Oct 2016 #15
Are the poor fweepies tired? C_U_L8R Oct 2016 #26
Thanks for my morning wake me up laugh! flamingdem Oct 2016 #34
At JPR, they await faithfully to be RickRolled again! LOL Maru Kitteh Oct 2016 #46
Bunch of deplorable jackasses. n/t Stand and Fight Oct 2016 #47
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