Converge On Canberra: Attending A Protest To Free Julian Assange

Aug 4 2022 • 47m

Show Notes

Have you ever been to a protest before, does your experience match with mine?In Episode #321 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: the reasons why I spontaneously went to Canberra, the 'Converge On Canberra' protest to support Julian Assange, some false information from a fringe protestor, the highlight of supporting ASSange, why I probably won't go to any more protests any time soon (hint: it's related to politics), Juan's seeking of truth by focusing on signal and why the money matters.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Dang, missed the ooooh(0:34) - Canberra is our capital city(0:48) - The Assange Doppelganger(2:01) - Julian Assange protest against his extradition(7:00) - Red Australian flag(9:48) - The professional protestor has fringe ideas(11:10) - Overview of the protest(12:35) - Free the ASS ....... ange(13:44) - Final outcome. Politicians gon politic(16:36) - Do protests do anything or are they social events?(22:11) - Finding signal over noise(25:21) - Listen to non-specific podcasts(30:30) - Finding truth is hard(38:46) - Knowing where the money comes from(44:38) - Use Fountain to support our ASS ...... angesConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

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@petar

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Aug 4 2022

Assange most certainly did NOT break any american laws, the freedom of the press to publish classified information is established in the first amendment and was upheld the pentagon papers case involving Daniel Ellsberg.

@petar

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Aug 4 2022

Question: Without googling it, do you know what specific information Assange published which annoyed the US so much that they decided to unjustly destroy his life? If the answer is no, why do you think that is?

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