On the wikileak-ed emails from Tanden on Lessig
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On the wikileak-ed emails from Tanden on Lessig
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Re: On the wikileak-ed emails from Tanden on Lessig
#2I used to respect what Assanage is doing. But recently its clear his actions aren't some noble crusade to speak truth to power and promote freedom of speech and otherwise promote civil liberties. If that were the point then he would leak whatever he has whenever he gets it instead of trying to time it to affect the election. If he really believed in the causes he claims to believe in then he wouldn't be trying to get Donald-lets-silence-my-critics-Trump into office.
I guess in light of new evidence I changed my opinion. Why can't other people be rational like me.
Re: On the wikileak-ed emails from Tanden on Lessig
#3I used to respect what Assanage is doing. But recently its clear his actions aren't some noble crusade to speak truth to power and promote freedom of speech and otherwise promote civil liberties. If that were the point then he would leak whatever he has whenever he gets it instead of trying to time it to affect the election. If he really believed in the causes he claims to believe in then he wouldn't be trying to get…
Are you sure it's not just the fact that you didn't like the groups he was dumping information on in the past, but now you do like the group he is dumping information on?
Re: On the wikileak-ed emails from Tanden on Lessig
#4This is incredibly gracious of Lessig, to defend someone who treated him poorly.
I donated to both his ill-fated Mayday PAC and his ill-fated presidential campaign last year. He is a selfless guy who is trying to address the root cause of US political dysfunction.
I wish him the best of luck in his future projects.
Re: On the wikileak-ed emails from Tanden on Lessig
#5I used to respect what Assanage is doing. But recently its clear his actions aren't some noble crusade to speak truth to power and promote freedom of speech and otherwise promote civil liberties. If that were the point then he would leak whatever he has whenever he gets it instead of trying to time it to affect the election. If he really believed in the causes he claims to believe in then he wouldn't be trying to get…
I am not sure how you arrived at your conclusion that he is "trying to get Donald-lets-silence-my-critics-Trump into office. What you describe is what MSM is doing for Hillary. Perhaps you are a Hillary Troll. Maybe you are not. Based on this comment alone, I will make an assumption that you are in fact a troll and thus, should be discredited and removed from HN.
Also, you changed your opinion because why exactly? Let's not forget...he is still fighting allegations that would result in his extradition to the U.S. Perhaps he is releasing the docs as is because it provides leverage or at least a faint possibility that the charges could be dropped? Until you are in his situation, you cannot possible attempt to understand his state of mind.
Re: On the wikileak-ed emails from Tanden on Lessig
#6You can't just blame the attacker, it's poor information security practice which enabled the leaks.
Re: On the wikileak-ed emails from Tanden on Lessig
#7I used to respect what Assanage is doing. But recently its clear his actions aren't some noble crusade to speak truth to power and promote freedom of speech and otherwise promote civil liberties. If that were the point then he would leak whatever he has whenever he gets it instead of trying to time it to affect the election. If he really believed in the causes he claims to believe in then he wouldn't be trying to get…
Please just stop. Have we really become so blindly partisan as a nation that we complain about uneven distribution of evidence of corruption rather than the corruption itself? Ponder that for a moment, please.
Re: On the wikileak-ed emails from Tanden on Lessig
#8You can't just blame the attacker, it's poor information security practice which enabled the leaks.
"You can't just blame the gunshot victim, it's poor body armor practices that enabled the injury"
Even that begins to fall apart, given that the Tanden's emails were not actually hacked but the person she sent it to.
Re: On the wikileak-ed emails from Tanden on Lessig
#9You can't just blame the attacker, it's poor information security practice which enabled the leaks.
It's unlikely the victim made a conscious decision to have deliberately poor security. Perhaps it was an oversight.
The decision to publish the emails publicly, however, was very much not an accident. Do you think Assange's cat happened to step on his mouse at an inopportune time?
Re: On the wikileak-ed emails from Tanden on Lessig
#10I used to respect what Assanage is doing. But recently its clear his actions aren't some noble crusade to speak truth to power and promote freedom of speech and otherwise promote civil liberties. If that were the point then he would leak whatever he has whenever he gets it instead of trying to time it to affect the election. If he really believed in the causes he claims to believe in then he wouldn't be trying to get…
> Donald-lets-silence-my-critics-Trump
As opposed to Hillary-lets-coopt-the-media-and-bribe-my-potential-critics-Clinton? I hate Donald Trump, but dismissing evidence because of the source is clearly misguided.