Assange = not a traitor.
Assange is not a US citizen so he can't be a traitor.
Snowden = not a traitor.
Snowden took secret info, released it for all the world to see, ran to TWO of our geopolitical enemies and hid there. He is a traitor by any reasonable definition.
He discovered information that the government was conducting unconstitutional and illegal operations on US CITIZENS
Yes but how you handle that information determines treason or patriotism. He had plenty of avenues that did not involve letting every other nation know our surveillance and espionage capabilities.
He also took copies of this information with him to enemy nations. While he might claim that it was not at risk he is a fool as he was now a lone man without a nation against the entire espionage apparatus of those nations. To think that they could not outsmart him and get that info is just stupid.
Assange is just media. No reporter should ever be prosecuted for reporting what their sources disclose.
Sure they can. Plenty of reporters in the US take secret knowledge that they know is secret and leak it. We should start imprisoning those people too.
Assange did nothing illegal.
He is essentially a spy without a nation. His work tends to help our enemies.
But to be fair he is an equal opportunity offender who will release information on any nation if he can get it.
If this happens, then we may see an entirely different party in four years. Hopefully, they will be able to do so, as we NEVER want a one-party system in place.
Maybe 10-15 years to unfuck the country might be nice. But History has certainly proven that one party nations tend to do poorly.
They can still sue them. If he dies it was because they called him a white supremacist. Their libel and slander would have had real and damaging consequences. If Kyle dies the lawsuits will make the Sandman suits pale in comparison.
The attorneys for Kyle have a site set up where you can donate.
Fightback.law I gave them $100.
When was the last time you read an article in the NYT and said, "oh, that was good."
Right? It is so weird to read actual journalism. Sure there are some mistakes and omissions but nothing that I can say seems calculated.
If you are hitting me in the head with a skateboard then I'll shoot you even if you are not a child rapist.
A skateboard can knock you out and possibly kill you. Especially if you hit with the edge.