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
      32103·
      6 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.

      • Vipsu@lemmy.worldEnglish
        305·
        6 months ago

        Assange is a citizen of Australia and since The United States is known for spying on its allies the act of exposing US informants would be closer to serving ones own country than act of treason.

      • ebc@lemmy.caEnglish
        191·
        6 months ago

        Yes, but that’s not treason. It could be treason if he was American, but he isn’t.

      • Grimy@lemmy.worldEnglish
        162·
        6 months ago

        The consequences of doing a bad thing are on the person doing it, not the whistle blower.

        If they wanted to keep their secrets, they should of made sure they weren’t so fucking rough. Nobody would of leaked any files if those heli pilots were saving children instead of joking after killing them.

      • pre@fedia.io
        2310·
        6 months ago

        @Zoldyck@lemmy.world

        Bush, Trump, Clinton and Biden all got more innocent people killed than Julian. Their crimes all dwarf anything he is accused of let alone is guilty of. If you are not a literal bot, you have allowed yourself to be programmed by intelligence agencies into hating the man who exposed the crimes over the men who committed them.

      • user134450@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        142·
        6 months ago

        You might be interested to learn about a couple actual trained spies. guess what they were accused of?
        Treason is not what you think it is. Its a nice word to throw around when you are angry at someone but it has a very specific meaning.

      • yamanii@lemmy.worldEnglish
        85·
        6 months ago

        Snowden is also considered a traitor, I really don’t give a shit who the US says is a traitor. I only wish the worst for people working for 3 letter agencies.

        • Zoldyck@lemmy.worldEnglish
          933·
          6 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.

          • Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2111·
            6 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!

            • unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
              174·
              6 months ago

              Sure he had some shady connections, but all accusations of actual wrongdoing supposedly comitted by Assange himself were brought forward, sourced and verified by the same US authorities, that employed or protected the criminals he exposed, which makes them basically worthless.

              What he actually DID do without a doubt is do the people of this planet a massive service by releasing proof of countless warcrimes, spying and other illegal activities by US agencies and individuals.

              • Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldEnglish
                613·
                6 months ago

                Sure he had some shady connections, but all accusations of actual wrongdoing supposedly comitted by Assange himself were brought forward, sourced and verified by the same US authorities, that employed or protected the criminals he exposed, which makes them basically worthless.

                Opposing the Lukashenko regime is being a criminal?

                I get tankies and right-wingers, they actually know what Assange is about.

                But allegedly well meaning people thinking that he is some sort messiah or saviour, that’s what’s sad.

                He is a genuine supporter of russian imperialism and he has no qualms with sending opposition activists to hellish prisons, all the while positioning himself as some sort of fighter against US imperialism.

                Former russia today employee, Julian Assange after British prison, Volodymyr Tsema-Bursov, Ukrainian POW, after 20 month in russian captivity.

                And Assange support the russian regime and enables what they do to captives.

                • unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
                  116·
                  6 months ago

                  Nah dude, your brain is cooked beyond saving if you blame Assange for what the russians decide to do with public information. Not even worth responding to this schizo level response tbh.