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Julian Assange Trying To Raise Nearly $200k For a Statue of Himself

Posted by samzenpus on from the check-out-my-statue dept.

Rei writes Julian Assange, from his refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy, has recently taken to Twitter to try to raise nearly $200,000 for a life-size bronze statue of himself. The statue would have him standing front and center between Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning (with Manning pictured as male); the art piece would be then shipped around the world on tour.

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  1. Re:And men will ask why... by HBI · · Score: 4, Informative

    If he's referring to Cato the Younger, he's referring to integrity and Assange's lack of same.

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  2. Re:class act by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    "Classy. I'm really glad for wikileaks and all, but christ, what an asshole."

    Nice job on getting the first comment (score: 4).
    Too bad it means you didn't take the time to look into what's actually going on.
    Then you would've found out The Independent is just making stuff up.

    https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/542760505082142720
    sums it up:
    @Independent A retweet by WikiLeaks does not equal Assange "spear heading" a funding drive--but you knew that.

    And, of course, Slashdot 'retweets' this, because it gives lots of clicky-di-clicks (= ads = money).

    Move along, nothing to see here.

  3. Flamebait headline, TFA says different by Press2ToContinue · · Score: 5, Informative

    TFA says the statue is being donated, the money is for transportation.

    More accurate headline: "Artist proposes, donates personal time and money to make statues, Assange hosts fundraiser to transport and display works."

    Maybe Assange would have been more circumspect to remain completely out of the mix. But that's his call, maybe he liked the idea.

    Maybe all the flamers here would like the idea too if someone offered to make a bronze statue of them. But no-one did. ;)

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    1. Re:Flamebait headline, TFA says different by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

      No.

      No No No No No No No.

      He agreed to have his visage transported around the world for everyone to see. Everyone who knows of wikileaks already knows his name. Agreeing to a dick move like this is nothing but egotistical.

  4. Nothing like a good Assange bashing by psinet · · Score: 5, Informative

    .....so I truly regret drawing your attention to paragraph 7 of the article:

    "The idea for the statue came from Mr Dormino and Charles Glass, an American author, journalist and broadcaster. British journalist Vaughan Smith, with whom Mr Assange stayed while he was on bail in 2010, is organising the Kickstarter campaign."

    Furthermore, Mr Smith added:

    “If you look at the statues we do have, they’re mostly of people who've done various things during our past in conflict and killed rather a lot of people. I think it’s refreshing to have a statue that’s perhaps owned by the public a little bit more.”

    Shame...........um Assange. Shame.

  5. Re:class act by BarbaraHudson · · Score: 1, Informative

    Unlike members of the LGBT, pedophiles who act on their urges cause lasting harm to their victims, who are by definition incapable of consent.

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    "Transparent" is a shit show that trades on every stereotype going. A man in drag is NOT a transsexual.