If the average person was as interested in exposing the dirty side of government and big business as Mr Assange we wouldn’t be in this position. He most decidedly isn’t average.

And so it seems that trolls get their just deserts.

How is representing an opinion being a troll? Fact is, I don't like the guy, I don't trust his intentions, and I think Wikileaks is a worldwide disaster.

I just don't understand why reasonable objections are so quickly criticized here.

OK, look at the comment you originally replied to. It's a "reasonable objection" about Wikileaks. It also has actual content and a point that it makes, as opposed to, say, being a one-line opinion with no support. Now look at your comment.

I replied to a comment in the thread, re-enforcing that commenters opinion. I'm sure people don't like it, and that's fine, but to consistently be downvoted every time I post a negative reaction to Assange is absurd. I wish we, as a community, could elevate ourselves above the infighting reminiscent of an MSNBC or FOXNews.

Please consider the possibility that you haven't learned to post your negative reactions in a thoughtful way, rather than that the community is simply downvoting opinions they don't like.

It's thoughtful to me. I believe in being clear and concise. We're dealing in subjectivity here, it's as simple as that.

You don't need to reply to 'reinforce' a comments opinion. Just click the 'up' button.

The irony runs deep.

Don't need to, but have the option to.

A lot of people use the down button to say "I disagree". No real news there, but it's best not to take downvotes to mean anything more than you have less than a 50% popular opinion.

There's some irony in that no?

Thanks for the sentiment, you're right, but it's frustrating nonetheless.