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>American lives at risk Failing to prosecute legitimate war crimes puts American lives at risk. This is duplicity at its finest. Assange is not really on tri
by fit2rule 6y ago
>American lives at risk
Failing to prosecute legitimate war crimes puts American lives at risk.
This is duplicity at its finest.
Assange is not really on trial here. The Wests' public opinion of American war criminals is, however.
- javajosh 6y agoI would argue that the West's willingness to go after Assange, Snowden, Manning, and (sorry to him if he doesn't want to be in this list) Alex Vindman even after their revelations showed serious problems in American foreign policy and behavior. Both Obama and Trump showed a profound disinterest in evidence of a lack of self-restraint and self-governance. That was the test, and I think we have failed spectacularly. Of course, these days, there seem to be much bigger fish to fry, but I worry that "flooding the zone with bs" achieves precisely this constant feeling that this problem cannot be solved because there are more pressing matters. Apart from climate change, a government incapable of addressing it's own crimes is our biggest threat. Note that I don't expect government to never commit crime, I just expect it to admit to it and take corrective action when it happens.
- fit2rule 6y ago>a government incapable of addressing it's own crimes is our biggest threat I agree with you, with one caveat: it is the people who must prosecute the governments crimes. Lets see if America today is brave enough to do so...