At Truthdig, comedian Lee Camp summarizes important Wikileaks revelations and points out why each of these leaks is important. In the meantime, many news outlets vilify Assange without recognizing the important work he has done.
Many Americans cheer for Assange’s imprisonment. They believe the corporate plutocratic talking points and yearn for the days when we no longer have to hear about our country’s crimes against humanity or our bankers’ crimes against the economy. Subconsciously they must believe that a life in which we’re tirelessly exploited by rich villains and know all about it thanks to the exhaustive efforts of an eccentric Australian is worse than one in which we’re tirelessly exploited by rich villains yet know nothing about it.
“Ignorance is bliss” is the meditative mantra of the United States of America.
It seems like the mainstream media is starting to figure out how bad this prosecution of Assange is. If we don’t get information from whistle-blowers, where would we get it? How are the citizens supposed to make informed decisions at the voting booth without illegally obtained information by courageous whistle blowers? Maybe the tide is turning. https://consortiumnews.com/2019/05/27/tide-of-public-opinion-is-turning-in-assanges-favor/?fbclid=IwAR0S8MSLviJRgPq9IOKf4cbdi-QcfVkKSJkRsij0gFKucDaITvxP-gLjdHY