Sunday, April 14, 2019
Not surprising
At Unz.com, Antony Karlin answers a question I'd wondered about. Why did Assange end up with Ecuador, and not with Russia? The answer is unsurprising. Assange did officially ask Russia for asylum, but Russia turned him down.
Russians are practical and realistic. If they're going to take the serious risk of offending USA STRONG, they want a firm contract and reliable behavior. Assange is the exact opposite of reliable, as Ecuador found out. His response to every promise is total and flagrant violation.
Russia made the right decision with Snowden, who has been a good citizen.
"Rights" vs duties as always. When your duty in life is telling the truth and exposing corruption, you have a secondary obligation to keep yourself alive and functional. You don't have a "right" to offend monstrous governments without provoking a response from monstrous governments. That's PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.
You have to take the best arrangement available and try to make it work. Snowden did that, and has continued telling the truth about some things, maybe not all things. Assange insisted that the world must conform to his demands. The world doesn't work that way unless you're Soros or Bezos. Assange isn't Soros or Bezos, so he ended up deleting his duty.
Labels: From rights to duties
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