Mainstream Journalists sit on hands ~ As US Government Leaders & Corporate entities Threaten 1st Amendment & Freedom of Press & Violence in an Attempt to Cover Up Wrong Doing.

Assange is in prison for rape and sexual assault. He is now considered a felon. need I say more? And still people defend him......no surprise there. This IS Current, after all.

ALL MEDIA IS BIASED.

The people just need media to be biased in their favor to balance it out between them and the corporations. Right now, they get too many benefits.

Its high time we do something about our governments abuse of power. Every day they do more of what is good for themselves and bad for the people up on capital hill. If they will not listen to our voice then perhaps it is time to consider our options.

Standing up to "Big Brother" !
Reminds me of HIM's "War" speech to the league of Nations

http://current.com/news/92883013_un-special-rapporteur-on-the-promotion-and-prot...

I say its a trifecta...capitalism, religion, and government. They are one big menage au trois. Wikileaks and journalist organizations like it are the only balancing power that the people have. Without the ability for whistleblowers to safely provide information about government corruption and complicity of office with corrupted contracts, bribery, extortion, etc. that is when fascism rears its head. In a frenzy of nationalism and religious fervor, people are manipulated while they are being exploited by the capitalists. The governments keep you engaged as a patriot, while religion keeps you faithful as a lamb.

Wikileaks is doing what mainstream media should be doing. But ever since mainstream media became a for profit and entertainment ratings controlled public trust...it became corrupted.There needs to be a national shield law that reporters should be able to use anonymous sources, especially when those sources lives could be endangered. We need strong whistleblower protections and even better....pay bonuses to those who "snitch" on their superiors. That will teach the corrupted politicians from flaunting their corruption in the face of their constituency.

It's hard for anyone to stand up to a behemoth that can destroy you with impunity. The government controls corporate media because over 90% of the media is corporate media. Non corporate media just doesn't have enough influence or pose a significant enough threat to bother with. Corporate media knows how to play the game and is of course complicit but if a smaller media outlet gained a significant influence or caused too much trouble the government would quickly try to put them in line... just like Julian Assange and wiki leaks.

Less rhetoric spoken than perhaps the last ten presidents, combined. I wish Assange was a US citizen, the legal system just, and democracy true in America--only then would I believe my wish of Assange _running_ for president could come true. Note that I emphasize running--as I would still prefer to learn more about him before hypothetically committing.