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I'm confused why people hold him in any esteem. Is it just because he's a maverick? Cause you can find better ones. It's like when people mourned John McAfee like he was some great martyr; there are better rebels to attach your affection to.

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He was a cowboy and a bit of a crook, but he’s in prison because he made enemies of powerful people not because he hurt society with his actions. His enemies have themselves committed many crimes but they will never see the inside of a cell.

there are countless people in prison who arguably didn't hurt society with their actions (drug crimes for example), did Kim do anything particularly good for society to warrant being held in higher esteem than them?

People rally for individuals being targeted. If governments or shills don't want normal people to rally for individuals like KDC/Assange/Snowden/Winner/Manning then don't go after them.

Hope that clears up your confusion.

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