I use to go back and forth on Julian, but at this point I think he should be punished, but what that punishment should be I don't know. I think Manning stealing the cables was an absolute wrong, and Assange facilitating that shows a level of culpability. He should not be afforded American protection. Crimes were committed, even if they were done with the best intentions, it was still a crime. We all count, or no one counts.
I would like to know what the Mueller report and US intelligence has on him and his involvement with Russian interference is US elections. Assange was pretty active during the 2016 election and I'd like to see what his involvement was.
I am going to guess that he was an unwitting stooge of the Russians. Assange has been in over his head for a long time -- the "insurance file" fiasco should have been your first clue:
Sorry about that. I wonder how to communicate that more politely.
I took a quick look at roughly the last two dozen comments you've made to users regarding guideline infractions. I noticed in every single one that you named a specific rule within your complaint. I also noticed that they all appeared to be actually not just downvoted, but even flagged. By stsrk contrast, this comment here is actually upvoted.
As another user pointed out here, the relative objectionable content of this comment is questionable. Yet, I'm actually happy to cooperate. I'd ask in the future that you offer me the same benefit of the doubt and entitlement to know what it is I am being charged with respect to the rules, as you do with every other user.
As you might be aware, I've been receiving trolling, bullying and very suspicious, apparent downvote brigaiding by some users here, so I ask you consider my request in good faith as this would be helpful to have no doubts that the mods are not part of any hate, bullying or negativity.
Sorry for the lack of explanation! If you were being literal and straightforward, then the thing to do is not to post off topic but flag the post (or email us to tell us that someone is posting algorithmically). If you meant it as a diss to the poster, then the rule is:
> Be civil. Don't say things you wouldn't say face-to-face. Don't be snarky. Comments should get more civil and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive.
I can assure you it wasn't a put-down to the poster (I personally disagree with this). It was certainly a sincere, albeit admittedly snarky criticism of that particular post (I think this rule against snarkiness is getting a bit sensitive, but I'm happy to cooperate with the rule).
While I have your attention, you might want to investigate the bullying and downvote brigaiding I've experienced. I noticed over the last days my posts go down in simultaneous troves. For example, sometimes I would move to a new thread, and see I'd lost 6 karma. Then I'd open up my comments, and every time it was each of my comments that day going down by 1. Then about 5-10 minutes later, they would all each go down by -1 again.
I still notice this. I cant make a comment on this site without, at some point, each of my comments ticking down by -1 in perfect synchronizarion, two times.
It seems blatantly obvious someone has 2 HN accounts and is stalking my comments.
I’m not convinced publishing is equivalent to stealing.
Honestly I think the only people who don’t like this guy are corrupt politicians, or people who wish to give shelter to or benefit from corrupt politicians.
