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

Re: The theory, as I understand it

[michaleen.livejournal.com]

I don't know whether martyrdom is part of the game plan, but it is not necessarily a setback, at least not in the grand scheme of things. The arrest of Assange is having unintended consequences for the authorities, among other things spawning self-organized counter strikes against entities helping to shut down WikiLeaks. The extradition hearings will generate more publicity, tending to amplify the significance of what Assange has done, rather than diminish it.

And still the leaks continue. At the current rate, it will take twenty-eight years, or so, for all the cables to be released. Short of literally turning off the Internet, the chances of successfully stopping that steady drip are somewhat remote.

Re: The theory, as I understand it

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

As that frightful old bigot Tertullian said, "the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church".