Quote Originally Posted by imnothere View Post
honestly i have only heard fringe reports "omg have you heard about what the wikileaks guy said this week.." and thats where i tune it out, what do i care if the world finds out who is spying on whome? but it would seem that i should care if my liberties are going to be restricted.

so let me come in to this topic with out an opinion, with out prior information, with out anything but an open mind.

and tell me, what is there to prove he wasnt set up to do this just so that there could be "just cause" to "censurer" the internet.
This is a rumour that I have heard as well but I think it is more of a case of a political over-reaction to some unpleasant exposure. I have never seen a wikileaks site either and all the disclosures I have read are in the mainstream media. No-one is questioning the mainstream media's right to publish these leaks but Julian Assange is being called a criminal for publishing them online. Is it a double standard? Is it a plot to silence critics? Is it just a media beat-up? I don't know but I know how I feel about restrictions on my freedom.