31 December 2010

8 Smears and Misconceptions About WikiLeaks Spread By the Media

1. Fearmongering that WikiLeaks revelations will result in deaths.
2. Spreading the lie that WikiLeaks posted all the cables.
3. Falsely claiming that Assange has committed a crime regarding WikiLeaks
4. Denying that WikiLeaks is a journalistic enterprise.
5. Denying a link between Ellsberg's Pentagon Papers and WikiLeaks, despite Ellsberg's support of the site.
6. Accusing Assange of profiting from WikiLeaks.
7. Calling Assange a terrorist. (So are all his supporters terrorists too? Hmm. Interesting. I've never considered myself a terrorist. And I don't believe I ever will)
8. Minimizing the significance of the cable. (OPINION: Biggest significance? Finding out that governments will do whatever it takes to shut people up)

http://www.alternet.org/story/149369/8_smears_and_misconceptions_about_wikileaks_spread_by_the_media/?page=1

Jester's got Anonymous. People are genuinely afraid of what may happen. But whether he may or may not have this information doesn't really matter. He can prove that people can be taken down no matter who they are. In a way Anonymous has created a type of government, although it's almost an anarchy. But not quite. And Jester's showing that all government's can be taken down. I still think it's strange that he's trying to not have people find out who he is, but he really loves talking about himself.

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