What tropes apply to Julian Assange?

Nice Job Breaking It, Hero. (YMMV) From the radio show I was listening to, it's a fairly common criticism that his information will directly/indirectly lead to assassinations.

...We should submit this thread to Wikileaks.

edited 5th Dec '10 11:14:39 PM by newtonthenewt

She's playing with fire! He's not ready for Nibbly Pig!

• Well-Intentioned Extremist
• Man in front of the legion of men and women known as sources.

edited 6th Dec '10 12:18:33 AM by americanbadass

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Frankly, I don't see how Wikileaks being the new Yellow Pages is a Moral Event Horizon...

"That said, as I've mentioned before, apart from the helmet, he's not exactly bad looking, if a bit...blood-drenched." - juancarlos

I'd argue Well-Intentioned Extremist, with a heaping side order of Honor Before Reason and Jerkass. His intentions are noble (bringing information out into the public eye, increasing government transparency, etc.), but he clearly isn't giving much thought to the ramifications of the leaks. He's gunning straight for his principles, without considering that there may be negative consequences.

That's my opinion.

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... maybe Knight Templar as well, then?

Quite the opposite.

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I don't know, he seems to practically define the Knight Templar trope to me.

He's got good intents, but gets so paranoid that they're out to get him (because they are, tbh), blinded by his own ideals he can't see the potential negative impacts and is very close  ^*

to being a bad thing himself.

He strongly, truely believes he is doing unquestionably the right thing. He's completely merciless about doing it, too. Pretty much fits exactly in Knight Templar.

edited 6th Dec '10 4:34:59 PM by Lessinath

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Kmight Templar implies a commitment to "law and order" and against freedom. Assange is more of a Knave Templar.

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[[User Banned]]_ My Pm box ix still open though, I think?

By that logic you can call the US "Better-than-you"-attitude (self-proclaimed world-leading country) the same...

"That said, as I've mentioned before, apart from the helmet, he's not exactly bad looking, if a bit...blood-drenched." - juancarlos

War of the ubermenches!

... hmm, maybe he could qualify for both "Younger Than They Look" in terms of grey hair, and "Older Than They Look" in terms of facial appearance otherwise?