Why does Julian Assange have a beef with Hillary

[CajunBlazer]

I have heard that he does, but not why. An honest question.

[TexasBushwhacker]

1. He says it's because he thinks she's a war monger

But I think he might be afraid she will have him extradited to the US and prosecute him for publishing stolen government documents.

[geek tragedy]

2. Why would a rapist hate Hillary?

It's like there's something different about her ...

[Thinkingabout]

3. I get the feeling he is wanting someone to bail him out of his rape charge. I doubt Hillary would

be the one to help him. Also he has worked with Snowden, I don't think Hillary would be sympathetic to dropping the charges of espionage against Snowden, she understands the impact the stealing of documents from the NSA truly means.

[jcgoldie]

4. Assange is a Putin puppet

Putin hates Hillary because she called the Russian elections dishonest and inspired protests in Moscow when she was SOS.

[MyNameIsKhan]

5. He is no beef but he is Putins dog

[pnwmom]

6. Because he's hooked up with Putin. Putin wants Trump. n/t

[DanTex]

7. Why I don't get is why he hates her specifically so much.

I get that he hates the US, is basically an anarchist, and so he hates anyone associated with the US government because he considers them evil imperialists.

But that doesn't explain why he hates her so much more than the GOP or Trump specifically. Say what you will about Hillary, but she's not advocating that we invade countries to steal oil, like Trump does. And she's not the one who thinks we should torture people, even if it doesn't work. And so on.

It's possible that he wants Trump to win simply because he thinks it would hurt America and he hates the US so much that he doesn't care about the danger Trump poses to the rest of the world.

Or maybe he's just a Bernie or Buster: wanted Bernie and is mad at the woman who beat him.

[bettyellen]

17. Did you read the details of the rape allegations? He's a pig. Pigs fear strong women....

They prefer women who will submit. That's how misogyny works.

[DanTex]

22. Didn't read the details, no. Read a little about it back when.

Yeah, the misogyny thing is a reason for sure. In fact, for a lot of the hatred she gets from the "left", there aren't many other explanations. In terms of where she is on policy, she's not far from Obama, and if anything she's to his left.

[bettyellen]

44. I've pinned down a couple of former BOB friends and examined the hatred with them....

And in the end, the best they can say is hatred if how she handled her marriage. Which is bizarre to hear throughly progressive men admit. They didn't get how incredibly sexist that was.

They'd picked up quite a bit of the RW framing over the years simply because it made them feel super lefty. And once that realization came to them they listened to her for really the first time. And liked her just fine. Not 100% agreement but I think they saw their standards were new and highly unusual. No one could meet those satandards.

[Blue Idaho]

8. I wonder if he realizes his credibility is pretty much shot?

No one on the right ever thought he was any sort of "hero" and now that he is Putin's lap dog he's pretty much discredited to at least the center and center left as well.

[CajunBlazer]

9. Okay, I see posts that Assange is in bed with Putin - what indications do you have...

... that that is accurate other than the Russians are using Wikileaks to publish hacked emails. That may be just a convenient outlet for them - they are surely not going to admit they are the hackers and release the emails themselves.

Now this is an honest question - I just want to know - are their other indications that Assange is "Putin's boy"?

[Nevernose]

11. There's his anti-Hillary news conferences for one thing

And I guess that's all the proof I need; you may feel otherwise.

There's a chance his anti-Hillary press stuff is a PR campaign for Wikileaks, I guess, but it doesn't seem like it to me.

I've always supported his intentions -- I'm more than a little bit the anarchist myself -- but I've always felt Assange was a bit of a whack job.

[CajunBlazer]

15. I just wonder who he thinks made him god....

.... and gave him the power to decide what hacked material should be be released and which should remain private because they could get people killed.

[barbiegeek]

24. Isn't Assange hiding in Russia?

[SaschaHM]

30. He's holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.

[barbiegeek]

39. Oh thanks

[Madam45for2923]

41. Edward Snowden is hiding in Russia

[Agnosticsherbet]

10. He's on Putin's Payrole?

[Upthevibe]

12. I have wondered this myself. He is awful towards her. I know very little about him.

Was he accused of a crime in the U.S. (Rape)? And is he "on the run?" I've fantasized about telling this guy that by doing this to the Democratic Niminee, he's f'in with millions of people and their very lives.

[CajunBlazer]

16. Actually he is wanted on rape and sexual assault charges by his homeland Sweden

He has been on Interpol's most wanted list.

From Wikipedia: "After exhausting his legal options in the United Kingdom, Assange failed to surrender for extradition. Instead, he sought and was granted asylum by Ecuador in August 2012. Assange has since remained in the Embassy of Ecuador in London, and he is unable to leave without being arrested for breaching his bail conditions."

[Nailzberg]

19. His homeland is Australia. He was visiting Sweden.

[CajunBlazer]

20. Thanks for the correction

I just assumed he was Swedish. I know that his main fear about returning to Sweden is that he might be extradited to the US to be tried for releasing confidential information. How strong is the case in Sweden? Is there a good chance he could be conflicted?

[applegrove]

13. Because Putin wants the choke artist Trump to win so Putin can easily snow

Trump and get more power. And Assange has handed over his power to Putin. Putin leads the outlaws of the world at this point.

[rusty quoin]

14. It's not hard to influence American policy, if you know what you're doing

The three successful ones I can think of are Osama bin Laden, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Vladimir Putin. Assange works with the latter.

[Hekate]

18. Because he is trying to damage the US and is a tool for Putin

By this time I absolutely believe that is his motive.

You and I know very well that Putin is collecting info on the GOP as well, but it serves them to enable Trump to rise to power. If Benedict Donald were ever to actually make it to the White House, the Russians would turn on him in a New York minute.

[lame54]

27. Trump knows if he doesn't win...

They're gonna break his knee-caps

[LexVegas]

21. She is a woman. nt

[MineralMan]

23. Assange is essentially an anarchist.

He has a beef with government. Period. In his view, disrupting government is a positive action. He doesn't really care about Hillary or Trump or Putin. He simply wants to tear down governments.

[lame54]

25. He's "imprisoned" because Obama...

And Hillary is running for Obama's third term

[workinclasszero]

26. Because he works for Putin

Orange Hitlers fav dictator.

[Lunabell]

31. Exactly!

He is doing their bidding. I don't know if he is just getting money, or is a spy. I think this needs to be fully investigated. http://thefederalist.com/2016/09/09/julian-assange-is-a-russian-front-man-not-a-freedom-fighter/ The author is a #NeverTrump republican, but he makes some interesting points.

[barbiegeek]

28. Assange & Rupert Murdoch are both Australian. Why is Australia problem w/ USA

Murdoch is an Australian who own Fox News and stirs up the crazies. Assange is Australian.

What does Australia have against us. It is just a strange coincidence.

[Scurrilous]

36. We won't eat the Vegemite.

[randome]

29. For the exact same reasons as Trump, actually.

Both have wrecked their lives by their own hands and cannot admit to it. Therefore, other forces are to blame for their shortcomings: "I wouldn't be in this state if it wasn't for all the people conspiring against me!"

Trump. Assange. Man-boys who take no responsibility for their actions. In other words, the very essence of Conservatism.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]You have to play the game to find out why you're playing the game. -Existenz[/center][/font][hr]

[brooklynite]

32. Editorial: In the end, Hillary Clinton is the only qualified candidate, and the best choice

Salt Lake Tribune

This election presents the two most unpopular candidates in recent history. One has developed a reputation for secrecy and dishonesty. The other built a campaign on insults and bigoted statements, finally losing any right to be taken seriously with the recent release of a video in which he was heard to brag about his ability to get away with sexually assaulting women.

There is certainly not a perfect choice but, at this point, the only candidate who comes close to being qualified and fit for the post is Hillary Clinton.

She has shown that she is tough, yet able and willing to reach out to politicians to her left and her right in order to get things done.

Her secret plan to reform health care in America during her husband's administration fell incompetently apart. But she learned from that experience and, as a senator, worked across party lines to extend health insurance to millions of children.

[Doodley]

33. Unless he can explain why he is helping Trump, we should

assume he is being paid to do what he is doing from those who would benefit from a Trump presidency, possibly with money from Russia. His actions in this election destroy any moral justification he may have previously used. He has turned Wikileaks from a platform for whistleblowers to expose corruption into a terrorist organization that uses information to affect the outcome of an election, aiding a fascist who would be a global to security.

[demotux]

34. He should make better use of Wikileaks' resources ...

... and publish Trump's taxfiles.

[awake]

35. I think he may be an anarchist

He may feel that the election of Trump will f-up our country so much that anarchy will take root

[frazzled]

40. This^

Took the words out of my mouth.

[snooper2]

37. He hates anything "West" just like people who love Maduro who can do no wrong

They are all cut from the same cloth

[stonecutter357]

38. he is a putin and ron paul libertarian lul.

[Madam45for2923]

42. He thinks she wanted to drone him!?

[CajunBlazer]

43. I have a problem with the entire Wikileaks concept

Yep, I get it that governments have too many secrets and that we would like horrible people exposed for what they really are, but who appointed Julian Assange and others like him god. Who put him in charge of what information should be released to the general public and what should not. How could have the knowledge to know when releasing certain classified information might get someone killed.

When does the public's right to know exceed a person's right to privacy. For instance what gives us the right to know what Colin Powell is writing in his email?

I have done some more reading about Assange since I posted my OP. There is much speculation that either Assange is either going nuts due to his confinement in the embassy are that he has selfish reasons for his alliance with Trump.

The first of these reasons is to simply to attract new new readers to Wikileaks. The alt right now considers him a hero. The other reason is that there is an upcoming Presidential election in Ecuador and his protector is not running for reelection. This obviously will have Assange very worried that he will be extradited to Sweden and ultimately to the US. He seems to believe that a Trump administration would be much harsh on him than a Clinton administration.

Sean Hannity, a big Trump promoter told Assange during an interview, “You know, part of me in the beginning was conflicted about you, but you have done a lot of good in what you have exposed about how corrupt, dishonest, and phony our government is.” Later he said, "
“I do hope you get free one day.”

I think that answers my original question.