Julian Assange leaves jail on his way to enter plea deal with the U.S.
www.nbcnews.com
The WikiLeaks founder has been held in a British prison for the last five years and fought extradition to the U.S. He is expected to return to Australia.

Julian Assange is free.

After living in a cell for more than 5 years, he can soon go home and meet his family again.

I’m wondering if it was worth the sacrifice. The governments and tech companies are spying more than ever on everyone.

    • Zoldyck@lemmy.worldEnglish
      02·
      4 months ago

      He’s a traitor, and because of him many people died. I hope he’s not ok. Edit: downvote me all you want, but that won’t change the fact that Assange gave very sensitive information to regimes and dictators that has gotten innocent people murdered.

      • gnuhaut@lemmy.mlEnglish
        21·
        4 months ago

        Are you talking about the claim that he endangered CIA agents? That was just some bullshit they cooked up to get him on, and I don’t think anybody even claimed that somebody actually died.

        Imagine thinking exposing the CIA should be a crime, because the poor small beans CIA agents need protection. Who wouldn’t want to protect imperial blackmailers, hit men, weapons smugglers and death squad commanders?

        You are the traitor for siding with the oppressor.

        • Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldEnglish
          0·
          4 months ago

          You are the traitor for siding with the oppressor.

          Right supporting Lukashenko’s regime is such a noble endeavour!

        • Zoldyck@lemmy.worldEnglish
          0·
          4 months ago

          Not a bot. Assange helped regimes and dictators to kill US informants. Innocent people in Syria and Belarus for example got murdered because of the information Assange gave them. Look it up if you don’t believe me.

          • pop@lemmy.mlEnglish
            0·
            4 months ago

            Regurtitating the same talking points your government uses for people that reveal its atrocities are “bots” no matter how you spin it. There are tankie bots and you are a wankie bot.

            Tell us more about how revealing war crimes and global surveillance are traitors, bot.

            • Zoldyck@lemmy.worldEnglish
              01·
              4 months ago

              Try looking up the definition of the word bot. You might learn something today.

          • Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldEnglish
            0·
            4 months ago

            Zoldyck is not lying.

            Look up Assange and his connection with Israel Shamir, who helped Lukashenko’s regime in Belarus target opposition activists.

            This wasn’t a mistake, he knew what he was doing.

            People just buy into the PR around him (also spread by security services in russia and not only) without taking a critical look at his actions.

            Do better!