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I don't really care which way this goes. Assange is a despicable person: he has been a pompous ideologue; he was accused of rape in Sweden; he acted as a "useful idiot" (at best) for the Russians; and he finally irritated the Ecuadoreans enough that they kicked him out of their embassy, which is why he is facing extradition. I'm not eager to punish him, but I wouldn't object to him spending some time in prison.

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> he was accused of rape in Sweden

Tell me how being accused of rape makes you a despicable person.

I could accuse you of rape in this moment. Would you instantly become a despicable person?

I found the Swedish accusations credible at the time, at least enough that he should have stood trial. Maybe they were false, and he would have been acquitted after some time in court and jail, but he dodged the trial instead.

Even if you weren't convinced by the accusations, there are plenty of other reasons to find Assange despicable, some of which I listed.

You may want to read this, you appear to have a couple common misconceptions about what is going on based on some highly publicized smears:

https://medium.com/@caityjohnstone/debunking-all-the-assange...

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