What Julian Assange and Donald Trump Have in Common
They share enemies—and they use similarly nihilistic tactics toward similarly antidemocratic ends.
By George Packer

If it were just dumb luck that landed WikiLeaks in the Trump camp, then the only question would be how Republicans became so unprincipled that they would welcome the political help of avowed enemies of American democracy. But it’s always a mistake to explain Trump’s motives as sheer opportunism. In fact, the lift from WikiLeaks wasn’t dumb luck, and more than self-interest led to the embrace between Trump and Assange. For years, WikiLeaks was considered politically on the left, the darling of Western progressives. Then why did it organize its releases to inflict the greatest damage on Hillary Clinton? Why not go after Trump instead? Or, at least, Trump too? What made WikiLeaks a hero to Fox News and the American right?

also: Documents Reveal New Details in WikiLeaks’ Exchanges with Guccifer 2.0

posting this old article, because as more damning information is uncovered by the J6 Commission, Assange's extradition appears imminent, and the US continues to support Ukraine against Putin's brutal war, I wouldn't be shocked to see some new WL "revelations" about Hunter's Laptop™ as an attempted distraction.

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