So what's the problem? Because Trump just repeated what Assange told him? And perhaps he thinks Assange is believable? How many demonized Snowden, yet were happy to report on the things he said the NSA was doing? Do you think Snowden was lying about everything?

Tim15856 wrote:

So what's the problem? Because Trump just repeated what Assange told him? And perhaps he thinks Assange is believable? How many demonized Snowden, yet were happy to report on the things he said the NSA was doing? Do you think Snowden was lying about everything?

It's the hypocrisy of it Tim. Gross, ugly hypocrisy. When Wiki-Leaks dumped the info Bradley Manning gave them about the Iraq War, every conservative wanted him extradited and hung and most liberals pointed to the information he provided as validating their view of the Bush administration bungling of the Iraq War.

Today, a number of GOPers and conservatives see him as a hero because he helped take down Hillary Clinton and liberals and Dems hate him because he helped take down Hillary Clinton.

Personally, I've always had mixed feelings about Wiki-Leaks (although I think Assange is scumbag, personally). Some secrets should be told, especially when American soldiers lives are on the line, future tragedy can be prevented. But personal e-mails should not be hacked and disseminated to the world, as Podesta's were. 

But at the end of the day, governments and individuals are responsible for their own cybersecurity.
 

Just because Trump repeated Assange's claim that Russia didn't hack the emails doesn't mean Trump has changed his mind over how he feels about Assange. You'll have to forgive him for not personally condemning Assange when the left is selective on what hacks they are upset over. If the hack of Trump's tax records had cost Trump the election, I don't think the press would have cared much.

TheLagerLad wrote:

Tim15856 wrote:

So what's the problem? Because Trump just repeated what Assange told him? And perhaps he thinks Assange is believable? How many demonized Snowden, yet were happy to report on the things he said the NSA was doing? Do you think Snowden was lying about everything?

It's the hypocrisy of it Tim. Gross, ugly hypocrisy. When Wiki-Leaks dumped the info Bradley Manning gave them about the Iraq War, every conservative wanted him extradited and hung and most liberals pointed to the information he provided as validating their view of the Bush administration bungling of the Iraq War.

Today, a number of GOPers and conservatives see him as a hero because he helped take down Hillary Clinton and liberals and Dems hate him because he helped take down Hillary Clinton.

Personally, I've always had mixed feelings about Wiki-Leaks (although I think Assange is scumbag, personally). Some secrets should be told, especially when American soldiers lives are on the line, future tragedy can be prevented. But personal e-mails should not be hacked and disseminated to the world, as Podesta's were. 

But at the end of the day, governments and individuals are responsible for their own cybersecurity.
 

Totally agree.