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Julian Assange: Wikileaks founder in last-ditch bid to avoid US extradition (www.bbc.com)

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[+] Shalakushka@kbin.social -14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

if we punish rapists for rape, good luck finding any non rapist journalists!!!

Just fucking unhinged

[–] 520@kbin.social 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Yes, that would be an unhinged take. Good thing that it's also nothing close to what I wrote. Try actually reading what you reply to and not strawmanning.

I literally said that they're not punishing him for rape. What they do to him now will be what they do to all journalists publishing things the military doesn't like.

[–] semperverus@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I love the way you twist other peoples' words. Very masterful.

[–] 520@kbin.social 6 points 9 months ago

I honestly have no idea what kind of aneurysm it takes to draw that from what I wrote