On The Arrest Of Julian Assange

[poliphilo]

When you set out to make enemies of the governments of the world you would be well advised to live like a monk.

Comments

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I think he's chosen to be friendless. So far, so monkish; it's just a pity he couldn't keep his pants on.

[airstrip.livejournal.com]

My bet is that he's not good with making allies. He has fanboys and he's probably got a core of friends, but overall he's probably not close to people.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

One of his former colleagues is bringing out a book called Inside WikiLeaks- or something like that. I gather it's not going to be a hagiography.

[airstrip.livejournal.com]

That sounds about right. The great secret of important people is that about 50% are self-aggrandizing assholes you don't want to know for more than 15 minutes.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

You don't get to the top of the tree by being considerate and self-effacing

[airstrip.livejournal.com]

Generally speaking, no.