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

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[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

My point is that tearing down his character is only doing the work of the US prosecution.

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Meaning these Lemmy comments going to be entered as evidence in his trial?

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

Meaning random Americans reading the commentary are going to be influenced to support his prosecution, rather than resist it. The American public has been carefully massaged for years to make this possible without mass unrest.