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Why Are People Hating on Julian Assange? (lemm.ee)
submitted 8 months ago by pineapplelover@lemm.ee to c/outoftheloop@lemmy.world
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I thought he was like one of the most important whistleblowers of our time exposing war crimes and shit. Some of you don't wanna see him live another day, why is that?

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[–] blahsay@lemmy.world 55 points 8 months ago

Because propaganda works.

  • The USA created some thoroughly disproven 'rape' charges (it was never a rape charge but that was the media reporting and most people don't read beyond headlines).

  • Classic painting of him as a traitor. We have 'evidence' you can't see that he works for [insert enemy here]