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Yeah, RB, I think you and I are proceeding from different premises, but they share this in common: we both think the country is run mainly by people who aren't accountable. We differ (I think) as to who those people are.
MM, I was using Assange as shorthand. I'm perfectly well aware he has a cadre behind him and plenty of followers.
Here's my question for the rest of you: if I believe deep in my heart, based on what I consider reliable information, that Reese Witherspoon is the lead scout for an alien invader army, does that mean I and my mass of minions can do whatever I want with her property and personal information if I deem it necessary to thwart her plans? And if not, why not? How is that different in principle from what this Anonymous army did, other than in its choice of target? Suppose it was the Venezuelan national petroleum company and the Venezuelan government that I targeted? Suppose it was Chinese dissidents? If I decided that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was dangerous and had to be exposed, would you feel differently about that?
If your reaction differs depending on who the choice of target is, then that tells me what I need to know.
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