Petition: Drop Charges and extradition for Julian Assange and Wikileaks

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[–]magnora7 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I wholeheartedly support the sentiment of freeing Assange, but I'm not sure these gov't online petitions accomplish anything except putting your name on a list. The US gov't is known to blatantly disregard these online petitions. Maybe I'm wrong though, I'd like to be wrong about that.

[–]wizzwizz4 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Meh, our names are already all on lists for something or other. I don't think the US is corrupt enough to have resources dedicated to going through these lists and silencing people; worst that'll happen is that it'll come up on a background check and (iirc) they're not allowed to use that against you.

When did we forget our dreams?

It's good to remind people, though; it might matter to some: petitions are a public statement of strong support for something that you can't ever revoke. Be certain you agree with what you sign.