You jumped to suggesting withdrawal of support before any substantive investigation could even be concluded on account of this incident in a widespread war... All based on this conspiracy theory that a volunteering German medic fighting for the frontline is intending to... Undermine support for Ukraine? Is that even what HE'S saying!? (Hint: It's not). That's all I need to know.
Talk about jumping 20 steps.
Whoa, THAT was fast. Yes, Putin invades sovereign nation, destroy countless cities. Commits Bucha; his forces sledgehammer prisoners; his forces execute a man after he digs his own grave.
You: "I guess we should just withdraw all support." ???
Talk about BoTh SiDeS false equivalence fallacy, Batman.
While actively volunteering on the front line for Ukraine as a medic...?
How is that obvious?
What motive would he have to lie about this?
Much respect to that German medic for coming forward. This is blatantly unacceptable, though some will idolize and immortalize actions like this akin to Speirs' actions from Easy Company...
Reminds me of those Australian soldiers, too.
Yeah I'm not necessarily in disagreement there. Though I respect those whistle-blowers who are willing to be a martyr for a cause they believe in. Ellsberg faced justice head on, for example. Meanwhile Snowden fled to one of the most corrupt countries in the world with a vendetta against the USA, and Greenwald is now parroting Kremlin propaganda strangely. Assange is somewhere in the middle for me.
At the end of the day, Assange effectively did face justice and came out the other side, so I give credit.
The Rowling shift is a gut punch in particular for me because I also long admired her specifically. A single impoverished mother writing her drafts on napkins while taking the train to work. Her work for Amnesty International. Her fierce rejection of right-wing extremism and fascism...I remember saving her Harvard commence address as being the most powerful one I've ever heard. The road to hell is paved with good intentions? I don't know. Frustrating because INFJ-to-INFJ I relate to her personality type.
Meanwhile her books were incredibly impactful of my upbringing and my relationship with my mother as well.
Controversial though this may be I don't view her as some evil anti-Semitic trans-lynching nazi in lieu of her views. Misguided, sure, but in the aggregation of all she is I'm still struggling with the mixed bag of her character. Maybe that's my own cognitive dissonance; maybe it's hers.
Edit: Side-note, Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow were incredible books. I'm only heartbroken that the opportunity was missed to have Anton Yelchin cast as Ender in a better film adaptation we shall never see.
No idea, honestly. But historical precedent would suggest that he would ignore it even if he did.
That's fair. That isn't where my own head is currently but I do appreciate nuance for once. People can be complicated, and I'm certain she knows the real Assange better than most.
If you're saying this tongue-in-cheek to note that it's flatly obvious that Putin is a corrupt imperialist tyrant, true I agree. But there is always more damaging information to be revealed not just to the world but internally to the people of Russia within the echo-chamber. For instance, more on Putin's personal finances. More on Aleksandr Dugin, Putin's neo-nazi Rasputin, etc.
What about the 3rd man, who espouses his organization isn't an arbiter of information, and yet, repeatedly prevented Russian leaks from being published? 🤔
And with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, where is wikileaks now?
Cozy Bear really appreciated having such a loyal publisher, I imagine.
Mother Nature doing her best to wake the cowboys up to climate change, but alas, it is probably a futile effort.