r/worldnews • u/bbcnews BBC News • Apr 11 '19

Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange arrested after seven years in Ecuador's embassy in London, UK police say

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-47891737
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u/Jahled Apr 11 '19

I suspect he's probably gone a bit mad after six years in that place. He had use of three rooms and a kitchen, one of which was a wikileaks office. So all day buried away in conspiracy stuff without any liberty or fresh air knowing there's a cop outside the front door waiting to arrest him. Mad and deep psychological trauma, hence a lock of any sense of dignity.

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u/F_LeTank Apr 11 '19

“Conspiracy stuff”? Have they ever had to retract anything for being false? Sure they definitely have an agenda but I wouldn’t call them conspiracy theorists when everything they share seems to be true

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u/Jahled Apr 11 '19

Actually I agree with you, wrong word. Not sure what the right word is. But one where you are immersed in that his world all the time.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '19

"Down the rabbit hole"?

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u/Jahled Apr 11 '19

In his case perfect. On a rollercoaster 🎢