His [[anarchy|anarchistic]] hope is that faith in government will decline and individuals will take on more personal responsibilities for their lives.<ref>http://pubrecord.org/world/8634/thoughts-about-julian-assange-wikileaks/</ref> It is not clear how exposing classified documents of democratic countries will encourage people to become more responsible for their lives. He also implied in a piece for ''The Guardian'' newspaper that his sympathies lay towards Latin American liberation struggles, and that he grew up believing in [[Marxism-Leninism]].<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jul/09/cryptography-weapon-fight-empire-states-julian-assange%23start-of-comments</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2013/07/10/Assange-Snowden-Greenwald-Strangely-Silent-On-Ecuador-s-Sweeping-New-Media-Laws</ref> Assange is an admirer of [[Rand Paul]].<ref>https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/19/julian-assange-loves-rand-paul-and-his-very-principled-positions.html</ref> He also makes clear he does his leaking specifically to denounce America as a world power, adhering to more [[anti-American]] views and explicitly desiring to humiliate America in front of its allies, contrary to Obama's claims that the world hated Bush instead of America itself. Ironically, several of the documents Assange leaked actually confirmed what most American war hawks stated regarding the War on Terror, such as the Taliban beheading prisoners as well as foreign allies appreciating American involvement.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/2010/11/assange-anti-american-rich-lowry/</ref> | His [[anarchy|anarchistic]] hope is that faith in government will decline and individuals will take on more personal responsibilities for their lives.<ref>http://pubrecord.org/world/8634/thoughts-about-julian-assange-wikileaks/</ref> It is not clear how exposing classified documents of democratic countries will encourage people to become more responsible for their lives. He also implied in a piece for ''The Guardian'' newspaper that his sympathies lay towards Latin American liberation struggles, and that he grew up believing in [[Marxism-Leninism]].<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jul/09/cryptography-weapon-fight-empire-states-julian-assange%23start-of-comments</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2013/07/10/Assange-Snowden-Greenwald-Strangely-Silent-On-Ecuador-s-Sweeping-New-Media-Laws</ref> Assange is an admirer of [[Rand Paul]].<ref>https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/19/julian-assange-loves-rand-paul-and-his-very-principled-positions.html</ref> He also makes clear he does his leaking specifically to denounce America as a world power, adhering to more [[anti-American]] views and explicitly desiring to humiliate America in front of its allies, contrary to Obama's claims that the world hated Bush instead of America itself. Ironically, several of the documents Assange leaked actually confirmed what most American war hawks stated regarding the War on Terror, such as the Taliban beheading prisoners as well as foreign allies appreciating American involvement.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/2010/11/assange-anti-american-rich-lowry/</ref> |