Trump Can Break the Bipartisan Consensus by Pardoning Assange

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[–]StillLessons 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Pardoning Assange would be a truly radical step. For Trump to do this would be to break away from both wings of the War Party. It would be a declaration that he believes journalism such as that Assange facilitated is legitimate and has value. It would mark the first genuine step away from global imperial thinking and would make me question my current platform that politics is 95% theater. Follow it up with an impartial look at what actually happened in 2001, and you might begin the process of regaining people's faith in our "leaders". For all these reasons, I'm not holding my breath. I don't think it's possible.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Also, Assange didn't report anything significant about Israel (which is interesting), so Trump probably wouldn't get in trouble with his masters.