The western world has a very high opinion of itself and its supposed values, and its treatment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes a lie of it all. Truth. Justice. Freedom. Democracy. We are taught from an early age that these are the sacred values our society upholds with the utmost reverence, and that we are very fortunate to have been born in a part of the world which holds such virtue.
Can't recall reading a better column of Caitlin's. Started reading the interview of Melzer as well. Swedes should be absolutely furious and remove from government all involved in the trumped up rape allegations.
Long before Assange, the easy tell of how little the United States actually cares about its trumpeted cherished values was called Israel.
They're value-free.
Note the colonial Hong Kong flag in one of the Tweets Caitlin embedded.
Can't recall reading a better column of Caitlin's. Started reading the interview of Melzer as well. Swedes should be absolutely furious and remove from government all involved in the trumped up rape allegations.
Superb!