Julian Assange released from prison and has left UK, WikiLeaks sayswww.abc.net.auexternal-linkcross-posted to: worldnews@aussie.zone Mountaineer ( @Mountaineer@aussie.zone ) Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish • 7 months ago message-square6fedilinkarrow-up132
arrow-up132external-linkJulian Assange released from prison and has left UK, WikiLeaks sayswww.abc.net.au Mountaineer ( @Mountaineer@aussie.zone ) Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish • 7 months ago message-square6fedilinkcross-posted to: worldnews@aussie.zone
minus-square Feydaikin ( @Faydaikin@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink5•edit-27 months ago“If I was him, I’d keep my head down and try to get to know my kids.” Wouldn’t that just mean that the threats worked? The corrupt won? I mean, the point of whistleblowing is to do so in spite of the threat of punishment, right?
minus-square Mountaineer ( @Mountaineer@aussie.zone ) OPlinkfedilinkEnglish5•7 months agoYes, the threats worked and the corrupt won. Now he gets to see his kids. I’d choose that too. You can call it cowardice, I’d call it pragmatism.
minus-square Feydaikin ( @Faydaikin@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink3•7 months agoI’m not calling anyone a coward. I’m just less sure it’s the end of anything.
“If I was him, I’d keep my head down and try to get to know my kids.”
Wouldn’t that just mean that the threats worked? The corrupt won?
I mean, the point of whistleblowing is to do so in spite of the threat of punishment, right?
Yes, the threats worked and the corrupt won.
Now he gets to see his kids.
I’d choose that too.
You can call it cowardice, I’d call it pragmatism.
I’m not calling anyone a coward.
I’m just less sure it’s the end of anything.