What America+allies have done to the world is indescribably horrific.
From the arming of death squads and jihadists, to the bloody toppling of democratic governments, to the installation and backing of brutal dictators, to the full-scale invasions of poor countries like Vietnam and Iraq, to the frequent and indiscriminate use of chemical weapons, to the sanctioning of poor countries so that their economies are destroyed and thousands die due to lack of medical supplies and food, to the levelling of entire cities that were previously rich with life and history...
All in the pursuit of profit and power; to impose a capitalist system globally, so that an elite few can benefit at the expense of the many and the planet. 20-30 million people killed, and the climate/environment ruined, as a result.
And all enabled by a very successful conditioning of the public, thanks to a media that prefers to protect power rather than challenge it - because said media is owned by the same corporations/oligarchs who profit from all this profitable destruction.
Julian Assange, who has been nominated for the Nobel Prize multiple times, and who has won journalism awards all over the world, has been targeted and tortured by the perpetrators of this destructive system. WikiLeaks has published information from whistleblowers all over the world. Assange’s agenda for transparency and accountability for the powerful is completely incompatible with their pursuit of perpetual profit - which relies on mass deception and corruption.
Whistleblowers have long been prosecuted - Obama arrested more than any previous POTUS combined. If not for these brave few, there is so much corruption and barbarity that would have remained secret. ‘Oh but they committed a crime, so they deserve it!’. Yes, they did commit a crime. So did many gay and civil rights activists in their fight for justice. So did Germans who opposed the Nazis. Etc. It’s an extremely ignorant/conservative opinion, that laws made by governments with a long history of oppression, criminality and corruption, are rigid and never to be challenged. One must believe in the benevolence of those in power to make such an argument, which as I say, is an extremely ignorant opinion - hopefully what I have detailed here, and this link, makes this quite clear!
But now it isn’t just whistleblowers who are being targeted. Journalists are too - Assange has been targeted for publishing truths leaked by the whistleblowers; truths that undermine malevolent power; that hinder the ability of the corrupt, psychopathic few from continuing their killing and plundering.
Is this not what fascist societies do? Will we all just sit back and allow it to happen?
If you‘d like a more peaceful, just and truthful world, support Assange and WikiLeaks!!!
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