[dnautics]

That's besides the point. They are allowed to criticize the hand that feeds them (as is the BBC)

[pphysch]

If only that were true, Julian Assange and many others would be free.

[dnautics]

> if only that were true

What is happening to assange is a travesty, but you are literally arguing against something that is demonstrably true. Try again.

[pphysch]

Are you for real? The suffering of Assange, Manning, Peltier, and many others demonstrates that this is not true. Heck, you can even throw right-wing loons associated with Jan 6 in there. Washington simply does not tolerate challenges to its authority.

Evidence-free invocation of "demonstrably true" is an oxymoron.