Julian Assange and the end of American Democracy w/Chris Hedges & Stella Assange (Part 1)

The US government has hounded Julian Assange since WikiLeaks first revealed the extent of US war crimes in 2010. In the process of persecuting Assange, the federal government has used every tool at its disposal and even pushed beyond the boundaries that supposedly restrict state power in defense of civil liberties. One of the most insidious tactics is the use of the Espionage Act, which had not been used for against whistleblowers and journalists for almost a century before Assange's case. In the first of a two-part conversation, lawyer and human rights defender Stella Assange, spouse of Julian Assange, joins Chris Hedges for a look at the vast and vicious campaign by the US to silence Julian Assange, and what it all portends for our democracy.
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[@Alleged_Mercenary]

Exposing the truth is a criminal offense in America

[@simonbrownbridge9919]

Not just America.

[@davidlamb7524]

Even if you are not in America. They own most of the world's governments.

[@originalgaming1663]

facts

[@rjung_ch]

And it must be overturned

[@davidlamb7524]

@@rjung_ch It's not a real law. They are using the outdated espionage act and trying to force it to fit with basically any journalism that reveals truth they don't like. The US government is acting illegally and the whole world knows it.

[@zovalentine7305]

Free all whistleblowers and truthers ✊ Jail the war criminals ✊

[@shayaldwarka7907]

That would only be possible if the world wasn't ruled by these war criminals

[@BrendanZ-cd4wr]

​@@shayaldwarka7907yeah, we need to really work on that

[@superseamstersewingshow514]

FUCK Yeah, I'm with you on that! Jail these CRIMINALS Immediately!

[@svetlana7904]

How?!?!

[@william6223]

We may perform citizen grand juries. This would not be a legal procedure, but if we performed these grand juries transparently, and with videos recording, we would change the world. The tyrants who currently rule have broken multiple state, federal and international laws. Fortunately, our Ancestors had the same concerns which we have, and managed to place law to delineate how governments are to act and behave. Most of these politicians are traitors throughout our world. The globalist coup has infiltrated and damaged most national governments and billions of people, especially since 2020, but after 9-11. Altogether it is about the large corporations, bankers, dark nobility and madness of powerful people to think they have the right to overrule the private and the public spaces for their own powers, privileges, profits...monstrous Liberation and truth are needed.

[@adinahaun6001]

The plight of Assange is heartbreaking for him and his family, however it’s more proof that we live in a country devoid of justice and decency.

[@lyndamonchak4072]

I think that history clearly demonstrates that the United States is simply continuing the practices of demeaning and conquering other sovereign peoples begun in ancient Greece and Rome! We must learn to respect and work with other peoples i.e.other cultures rather than seek to conquer and dominate them!

[@XVa-uj8m]

All of their treatment of Assange just makes me want to follow in his footsteps. Them saying sit down, shut up and obey annoys me. I want to thumb my nose at them. I owe them nothing, I don't agree to this contract to living in society.

[@quitefranklysamanthatheres1018]

No kidding we couldn’t even issue a formal apology to Chile for the coup we just release the papers and acknowledge we did a coup and then no apologies

[@william6223]

There is justice and decency Our country is not devoid of excellence. We are struggling, yet we are still millions. Are you a bot? Why such defeatism?

[@adinahaun6001]

@@william6223 I call it realism

[@sergiochavez3769]

I am against Mr. Assange being incarcerated for speaking out the truth.

[@PsyJaye]

Amen.. he is being punished as though he committed the atrocities .. and I fear bthat he will die 'mysteriously' before he freed on this earth.. all over a political temper tantrum.. what have we allowed to be done.. ? what they do to him is ostensibly done by US.. horrors approved by the people.. silence = agreement...

[@matthew-jy5jp]

He's actually incarcerated because he's actually assaulted someone and he was extradited back to his own country because he's a criminal. But maybe you didn't know that part. Did you also know that when he was in about 19 years old that he hacked the United States government and entered secret NASA files? Did you know that he actually got in trouble for it? Probably not huh ? Many of you bite on to the dog whistles but you don't really look into what the truth is. Julian is not a good human being. Wiki leaks As an idea is good. But he wasn't the right 12 have anything to do with it. Edward Snowden is the real Patriot. And our country drove him off into another foreign country because we won't promise him a fair trial. The one you should feel bad for is Edward Snowden.

[@wesman7837]

We are too! Where are the other 2 comments?

[@Stinktierchen]

@@wesman7837 KZbin is permanently filtering comments. For example, you could wirte a comment and it is not being deleted. When you check on your comment some time later, it is still there and visible. BUT! only to you. You can check that by using a different browser and check the comment section where your comment was. You wont see it! But you can see it thru your account. In my opinion that is the worst kind of censorship. You think people can see your comment but it is turned invisible to everyone but you!

[@stickerlady1774]

i see the comparison to Trump here. 😢

[@zovalentine7305]

The persecution of Julian Assange is the worst case against humanity to occur in my lifetime 😱

[@zovalentine7305]

Just say NO to censorship and muzzles ❗❗

[@SB-dg8hq]

Worse things have happened in other parts of the world, but the injustice and mistreatment towards Julian Assange in the UK is the worst example that I know of. Also the motives to treat Julian Assange the way that they have are revenge and spitefulness, because he exposed wrong doing and shamed the people at the top of the American government and military. Shame on the British legal system for pandering to American demands. I very much hope that the UK Judges will see the harm that they are doing to their own credibility and free Julian Assange 🎗️🎗️🎗️

[@drewmcmillan3462]

Julian case would’ve been solved ages ago, but by the attitude of our own politicians from EVERY Party, who serve not Austrilia’s and neither Australians interests in safeguarding our security and personal integrity when the situation so requires. Instead, they love serving the role of lapdogs to immoral politicians overseas, in exchange for a “Well done, you Down-under fellow” over phone call .. What a sacrifice of a Human life, in the case of Assange.

[@PsyJaye]

in my 70 years I have witnessed much that is evil.. and this persecution is among the worst and most blatant abuses of man against man and stems from the same.. We should have thanked Julian for such a keen sense of integrity that exposed such unforgiveable horror..

[@SB-dg8hq]

​@@drewmcmillan3462I often wonder if many of these politicians get promoted within the party because they are blackmailable, then when the time is right they are told, do as we say or else.

[@Shining237]

Chris Hedges is a man of good conscience and character. Such courage 💪 in speaking the TRUTH - God bless him and his family ❤️

[@PsyJaye]

Yes and he is ostrasized just like Julian for such an honorable conscience.. those who demean them must be seen for the evil that they would hide..

[@thuddreau5444]

The U S tortured people in secret black prisons around the World

[@BrendanZ-cd4wr]

One of the few journalists I can respect to tell the truth with integrity,

[@davidupton8484]

the only trouble with Chris is he buts in too much on stella @@PsyJaye

[@dinnerwithfranklin2451]

I have no doubt at all that his father would be proud of him certainly

[@janetjylha5829]

Julian Assange SHOULD NOT be in jail!

[@BrendanZ-cd4wr]

Supporters still hold regular vigils outside Belmarsh prison

[@AnotherChampagneSocialist]

Is it the end of democracy, or is it the end of the illusion of democracy?

[@davolpatel]

Both

[@greatestone4eva]

we dont even have democracy the US constitution is for a republic. if we had democracy we would have referendums on policy not votes for representatives. We would vote on policy, not people.

[@gitteholmen8156]

End of The illusion

[@rjung_ch]

​@@greatestone4evatrue!

[@MicheleLLOYD-bk2mt]

You just woke up. U never ever had democracy. China is many times more democratic

[@DrShawnBerry]

Since taking up journalism almost six years ago, I have been spat on, battered, and arrested many times. Government accountability is harrowing work. My eyes are open to the reign of fascism that doesn't want to go on record.

[@1cyanideghost]

Subscribed.

[@DrShawnBerry]

@@1cyanideghost Thank you!

[@phaedrussmith1949]

Thanks. Please continue. Also, seek out those you can mentor as the fight will need to continue when you are gone.

[@DrShawnBerry]

@@phaedrussmith1949 EXACTLY!

[@adbogo]

Sir, I salute you.

[@superseamstersewingshow514]

We must prosecute those that Assange exposed!

[@vinnyheaphy1372]

I gave you a 👍's up, but no one of integrity can prosecute these Elites and Deep State Scoundrels, because they have all the Judges and Dirty Cops on their side!! That's what Chris is saying!! You literally have to create a Secret Society of Assassins rooted in the Real Truth!! But how do you know what the Real Truth IS? I know how to get to the Real Truth, because I am a Master Dowser and all good Dowsers have access to The Universal Record!!!

[@PsyJaye]

That is the best idea for tearing down the arrogance that breeds this attitude that Julian is paying for.. They have become much too comfortable stepping on our toes and wiping their feet on the Constitution.. I Pray JA survives this cruel assault on his spirit and health and a profession that has been compromised by thieves and butchers.. We have overslept this long nap and much has changed in the meantime.. somewhere along the way we surrendered our mettle and tenacity and settled instead for an illusion of safety and security..

[@originalgaming1663]

@@PsyJaye "they will sell their freedom for an easier life"

[@user-ul8ut6gt1r]

Prosecute the CIA and FBI what planet are you on

[@timothygrayson]

Well said! Justice follows an injustice.

[@zovalentine7305]

Journalism is not a crime ❗

[@DrShawnBerry]

I have been arrested many times for practicing it. I am currently facing a felony in Daytona! Every horrible plea deal that is offered demands me to give up my First Amendment right to PRESS!

[@fabioricardo2680]

Tell that to uncle sam

[@TraditionalAnglican]

Tell that to our government officials! 😢

[@BrendanZ-cd4wr]

Only if it's premised on lies and defamation but should be broader -especially if there's an invidious pattern to target an individual or a specific group,

[@BrendanZ-cd4wr]

​@@DrShawnBerryI truly hope you will be able to sue them and get restitution 👍🏿

[@09DOD]

Julian Assange is the world's hero. Free Assange

[@georgesais8687]

Fascinating and freightening thank you Chris and Stella. It was a honour to be at the 'free Assange' rally in Sydney earlier this year with Stella. It is fascism, no doubt at all and each day despotism becomes the new reality.

[@svetlana7904]

Yes, if we let them...

[@Kupacolypse]

The jailing of Assange has revealed just how broken and pathetic and corrupt is the nation of America.

[@andreducai1793]

We are standing with you Stella , and Julian . Lot of love from New Zealand .

[@KhadijaWakh]

I from Morocco have benefited greatly from the publications of journalist Julian. I wish democratic countries would speak like this journalist

[@gregoryoleksyn6295]

Such and incredible wealth of knowledge, integrity and courage from these incredible people. Thank you, Chris Hedges, for your incredible work! I am moved by Stella's composure and determination despite all that has happened to Julian. Fight to the end and then keep fighting! An even bigger thanks to TRNN for giving us the information and revolutionary spirit we need to change the world. I'm so weary of it all but this gives me hope that justice can be done.

[@edmorgan9163]

love that the two of you are sitting down at the kitchen table. such a strong reminder that in the end we're all humans and family

[@peaceandlove544]

Chris and Stella true extraordinary people. Heroes of our times too. Smart, caring, honest, brave.

[@dstuart5612]

Keep strong. Thank you for continuing to speak truth. Big love from Scotland. Julian should be freed and celebrated openly as a hero, protecting the world from illegal tyranny. X

[@originalgaming1663]

Can confirm, Virginia's legal system is the absolute worst. Free Assange!

[@drlillianacorredor7421]

Thank you, Chris and Stella for a lesson in history, (dirty) politics and very insightful information relating to the Assange Case. Bravo 👏👏🔥

[@zovalentine7305]

Freedom of speech and press now ✊

[@user-ll2yj3hy4c]

Kennedy has mentioned he would free Assange on the first day. I have not heard any other candidates say that.

[@TraditionalAnglican]

Free Julian Assange, ditch the vegetable & vote for RFK, Jr!

[@VioletteValentine]

Are we still believing what politicians are saying!!!??? No!!!

[@gagibakija4825]

Trump promised to pardon Snowden and Assange that helped him win the election, and he also promised to open JFK files -instead he hired pompeo fauci and pence! Let that sink in

[@celjac7486]

What about funding apartheid in I,sr,e,l?

[@jeanetteeastman1638]

Cornell West

[@ellenrichardson7819]

Democracy is not a synonym for freedom and Liberty.

[@fayegregg8199]

Right on

[@paxwallace8324]

Democracy is fragile and messy. It requires an educated and engaged populace. It requires vigilance and it requires avenues of recourse. Mr. Hedges is delineating how those avenues of recourse are and have been being shut down. So to quote Churchill "Democracy is the worst system of Government, except for all the others. But we definitely have an Oligarchy now not a Democracy.

[@abram730]

You named 3 things we don't have in the USA.

[@mysticone1798]

Will Mr. Hedges come out to defend Donald Trump in the face of the obvious political agenda behind the Trump indictments and of our WEAPONIZED JUSTICE SYSTEM, just as he has defended Assange??? OF COURSE NOT!!! He's a Leftist who believes there's no such thing as objective truth. There's only the NARRATIVE!! Hypocrite!!!!

[@kentauree]

There is no democracy, democracy means the people are in power but that clearly isn't the case 😢

[@zovalentine7305]

FREE ASSANGE NOW ✊

[@leishajack9820]

Excellent segment. These interviewees provide a concise description of the duplicitous tactics that the US used in Chile, and in so many other countries to indirectly control and exploit their resources. It is so sad that there are always seems to be people within societies who are so greedy and sociopathic that they will happily accept the help of thugs and foreign exploiters to advance their own power and wealth at the expence of their own people. So many innocent lives lost and destroyed. I hope Chile can over come this evil that has been inflicted on them. #VoiceToParliament #VoiceReferendum

[@HarrryClaudeLaBar]

Those I talk with conclude things are so bad, citizens have no power save theirown doorstep. A "Child of the 60s", now 75 I personally have seen the changes. SICKENING, VERY SICKENING. Thank you for this TRUTH.

[@patormsby9441]

My thanks to Chris Hedges and Stella Assange for this. It is enlightening to me to know what happened to the left I once loved so much in the US.

[@DominiRobison]

Being a Truth teller or even a Hard core Truth Seeker is Dangerous these days

[@superseamstersewingshow514]

Thanks, Chris. I love you both! #FreeAssange!

[@rjung_ch]

#FreeJulianAssange

[@workingman6455]

Thank you Chris for unabashedly speaking truth to power...your a great journalist...Stella your husband is a great man....Hopefully he will free soon...hang in there.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@quitefranklysamanthatheres1018]

Thank god this conversation is happening it’s so needed

[@hughslevin7120]

We must share and spread the word

[@Gtrellis]

Julian Assange is the emblem of truth and a legend of his time.

[@alexglanz7406]

Chris, your perseverance to the pursuit of truth and a legacy of justice is mind-boggling. So many of us simply resigned ourselves to live in an uninformed yet hostile nation. it's so hard...but thank you for all you have done and continue to do. I look forward to more insights in contemporary Central America. If Julian were free to express himself, the world could be a more redeemable place.

[@MrSillenomis]

I am proud to say I attended arms around parliament and vigils at HMP Belmarsh. We need more people to wise up

[@katyharries2526]

Thank you from South Africa

[@hughslevin7120]

Share with your friends is helpful. Please spread the word

[@cheri238]

Thank you, Chris and Stella Assange for having this moving discussion this morning. I watched it once already when it first came on What examples of strength and empathy both of you bestow on our world. I know your wedding was undeniably giving outreached hands to one another to the bars of darkness opening light behind closed walls. Graciousness of the power of love for all those who bring meaning into a world in much need of sight. I am responding with love to you both and your children. Courageous Chris has always been. We all know what a journalist and writer he has been, and the support and strength you have between one another is admirable. Free Julian Assange, and may we all keep supporting him. With the deepest appreciation and admiration for who you are and the example you set.

[@bluelines1]

Stella Assange. She and CH are not a couple.

[@theresabarzee1463]

Stella Assange! And Chris Hedges.

[@cheri238]

​@@theresabarzee1463 🗽🌏 Thank you!!❤️

[@terriblepainter7675]

As a regular citizen, I feel powerless to do anything. I wish I could do more than wear my free Assange tshirt 😢 Great Interview, Thank you. I learned so much.

[@dopaminey9946]

Your awareness is always a start especially in such a propagandize State as America. Awareness is a lonely place, but dangerous ignorance is crowded with violent cruel thinking. So if you wear your values on your Tshirt these days, that is a courageous act.

[@hughslevin7120]

Wearing the T-shirt is a good thing. Sharing is another good thing to do

[@goodwill3649]

Thank you Stella Assange something to remember you by the first amendment is a revolutionary principle and is viewed as a gold standard internationally there is much to learn in this interview

[@bainmarie]

I pray for the time , when all Whistleblowers, are treated as the true Heroes of our time. When MSM is viewed for what it is nothing more than Corporate Media Propagandists.

[@Hendouzeffoun]

Soutien total à Julian Assange !

[@PsyJaye]

This is what we need across town, across the state, across the country and across the globe: kitchen discussions about those things that are relevant.. Chris and Stella hold a topical discussion that connects the dots between subjects that have lost momentum and need a breath of fresh air to revive the essence of Truth that has been bled out by media.. I for one can not grasp how the issues brought out of deception and into the light of public discourse to never be discarded and dismissed again.. We the People need to be as serious about the deceptions being perpetrated as the perps who gain entry into public office not to serve but for access that opens doors into a unseemly reality.. We have been dismissed from the table where the exceptional evil occurs.. But it's Our Table!!!

[@ChooseCompassion]

Thank you Stella and Chris. Two people I hold in the highest esteem. I look forward to part two. Personally, truthtellers are my greatest personal heroes and people I will stand up for and support until my very last breath. 🤍

[@waltergoring8428]

He is a martyr. A hero. A friend of humanity. I am outraged.

[@gulliegulliver4546]

Thank you. I know this stuff in my gut, but it is good to have it all laid out like this. Perhaps 'good' is the wrong word but I'm sure you'll know what I mean. Seriously depressing but galvanising too. Free Julian!

[@choifayue9848]

her love and sacrifice is unpresidented

[@theresabarzee1463]

or precedented by all decent, brilliant women who know what lies are perpetuated to sacrifice their loved innocents.

[@bernadettezelenski3491]

It's wrong what they do to this man. Free him at once, we see the corruption in what they are doing.

[@flora1407]

Incredible discussion Stella is such a respectable person

[@Pine_Gap_Island]

The treatment of Assange and our AUKUS deal are the final nails in the coffin of my country's sovereignty. At this point, I'd almost think we should consider applying to be the 51st state so that we might at least have a tiny bit of a say over the determination of our foreign policy.

[@rational-public-discourse]

KZbin should be doing everything in its power to use its platform to advance critical thinking and to promote rational public discourse among the general public instead of working actively to discourage or distract people from such activities. The Comment section should be developed so that viewers can freely share information and knowledge with each other and engage in a rational political discourse on any topic that has a significant impact on their lives.

[@theresabarzee1463]

yeah...how to make it so?!

[@toryanngames9976]

We keep waiting and hoping our government will do the right thing. I have been waiting since 1990. Nothing ever goes the way I hope and wish it will. Free Julian Assange.

[@chrisbrown3278]

For each un harmful gentle soul misplaced inside a jail and we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing . A line from Chimes of freedom written by Bob Dylan and so very apt . Free this man !

[@garrettchristensen8074]

Outstanding interview. Don't always agree w/ this man but have deep respect for him.

[@mariaa6918]

Its really frightening the way the world is today. Life is so short......JULIAN ASSANGE NEEDS TO BE FREED

[@1TimBaugh]

Thank you both so much for a moving and informative discussion. It's hard to comment on the detail of what Stella and Chris discuss, as it's in a sense surreal for those of us not actually involved in some way, opposed, as it is, to the image of what folk would like us to believe is normality. Mainstream media seems to be behave as if many really newsworthy events and ongoing issues aren't even happening, and those it does cover it distorts and under anlyses to a point where meaningful journalism is abandoned. As a culture, apart from a few beacons like the ones in this video, we seem to be lost.

[@THEROOTMATTERS]

CHRIS, WE SEE, WE NEED YOU TO EDUCATE US. WHAT CAN WE DO? SERIOUSLY, AVERAGE PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO PROCEED

[@THEROOTMATTERS]

I LOATHE HOW VICIOUS MEN AND WOMEN SMILE UP IN OUR FACES, ALL THE WHILE ON THEIR OWN DEVIOUS AGENDAS. MIKE POMPEO, IS A GREAT EXAMPLE. FOR YEARS I HAD NO IDEA OF HOW HE REALLY IS. THANK ALMIGHTY GOD POMPEO HAS NOT RUN FOR PRESIDENT. MIKE PENCE IS LIKELY ANOTHER ONE WE NEVER WANT TO SEE AS PRESIDENT.

[@carlywright5127]

​@@THEROOTMATTERSwhen anger takes root watch out. It is called like when people have had enough.

[@neiltonferreirajunior357]

Belíssima entrevista. Todo apoio a Julian Assange!

[@birdpainter452]

Both very courageous people.

[@johleby8048]

Engaging with the perspectives of individuals such as Chris Hedges, Noam Chomsky, and George Galloway instills in me a sense of optimism, albeit tempered by a profound sense of despondency, particularly when contemplating the fate of figures like Julian Assange. This contemplation raises questions regarding the sincerity of those entrusted with global affairs, and their commitment to both the world at large and the well-being of Western nations, including the United States and Europe. 🙏❤️🙏

[@joebrewer4529]

So as long as corporations, keep brainwashing, you will never have well-being

[@BrendanZ-cd4wr]

And George Galloway and Jeremy Corbyn, both vociferous supporters of Julian Assange. I'm dismayed at the sheer multitude that are complacent and apathetic about his plight including those that approve of the injustices meted out to Julian. Could just as easily be any one of us and one would expect that more than enough of us would care -evidently not, sadly.

[@kasturiswami784]

In India also same situation. Fascism in the hands of the b.j.p govt. Copying America,giving lip service to democracy and rule of law and doing the opposite. The west keep praising Modi,thinking he will be a road block for China. No such thing. China is occupying territories from our northeast,Modi keeps quite,he is scared of China. The west could not care less about what is happening in India. They are the ones who always supported dictators,where is their so called commitment to democracy? Such hypocrites.

[@edmorgan9163]

that's why all the innocents in Gitmo are there to remind you---it could be you

[@patkearney9320]

Stella is a fine Lady to have on your side what courage and honour with loyalty as well she’s got it all. Julian is blessed to have her his time is HARD but she makes it that bit softer for him.

[@hughslevin7120]

You are so right. I don't think he could have survived without her

[@DrDanWeaver]

Wonderful 👍. Along with Richard Wolff and Yanis Varoufakis you're my favourite news source, Chris. Much love to you and Stella and all involved in this. My hope is that the feeding of elite-non-elite eg clueless NYTimes Harvard grads can/should now be achieved via them being pointed to your internet channels- it may seem like we're going backwards but I have faith truth is more compelling over the long haul. PS Durkheim's articulation of: people who seek the annihilation of others are driven by desires for self-annihilation is a VERY elucidating concept, I couldn't immediately find the quote but this point bears much repeating I think for explaining many emotionally-injured 'successful' people, Trumps neice Mary has some good stuff to say along these lines.

[@bcadams75]

Wonderful segment 👏 I can't wait for part 2

[@terriblepainter7675]

It’s already uploaded

[@edmorgan9163]

she is the epitome of behind every strong man stands a great woman

[@mariq9918]

Very very helpful context. As an Australian citizen i commenced diligent research on the now considerable body of evidence on US vs Assange since 2010. SEPT 2023 now. 65 MPs of the Australian Parliament have signed an open letter & support the delegation of Australian MPs from all sides of our national parliament who are going to US to discuss Julian Assange with US Members of Congress & The House. This insightful analysis will have been examined by some - essential context. Thankyou

[@adalyugalde2864]

Julian Assange is a big example of a person with values, honest, and teaching us about the real of liberty; right now all that is false given green light, but the truth is red light! Incredible!!! I have faith soon J. A. Is going out!! Blessings!!

[@lilianacalkins1799]

Courage a heart of iron what you need Stella. Strong woman with detailed mind.

[@russellthompson6079]

Great podcast Chris

[@Alma-tz8km]

I pray for him. He has become a real martyr for truth. Even if he is not set free. He has a treasure in heaven awaiting him.

[@nancy3158]

The wife, Stella is a strong and brave lady.

[@almondhastings]

It is criminal to persecute Assange and against freedom of speech. I am disappointed that the UK is too cowardly to release Julian to join his family and go home. I also have listened to and admire Snowdon. He is intelligent and courageous. Sincerely hope he and his wife have a nice life in Russia. I want Stella to have at least that much and worry about Julian's health. They need to release him NOW. I wish that I could do more than sign every petition that I can. And Chris be very careful that you are not next for working so hard to bring us some truth.🤞

[@buddypalomo]

That was phenomenal… thanks for the context and discussion on the changing media … and unknown hero journalists with principles … THANKS

[@tenzinnordron9836]

“if they are allowed to getaway with it”- they’ve been getting away with it for a very long time!

[@---re9jc]

Liberty and sovereignty is never given by a corrupt system. We have to fight for it.

[@charlenef.9055]

Thank you for all your reports, the research, insights in fact finding and truth of analysis. 3:32 it seems much of a combo of things that have numbed persons from voicing dissent and or taking to the streets

[@Endgame_01]

This was a really insightful and interesting conversation. Thank you Chris and Stella

[@freebk161]

I admire Stella's fortitude to stand up for her husband's rights, she is so intelligent and composed. I wish her luck. Hope Julian will be out soon and may he divulge the current morass before this world is succumbed to autocratic tyrannical monsters. I hope Big brother is not watching the watchers of this video 😢.

[@nc.3512]

WE LOVE JULIAN AND PRAYING , WE THANK HIM FOR HIS COURAGE AND BOLDNESS WE ALL FEEL POWERLESS ,BUT WE KNOW OUR GOD GREATER TELL HIM DONT GIVE UP ❤

[@DominiRobison]

I've been Screaming " Free Julian Assange !" for YEARS now ! For Humanity to have Any Chance at All, Julian Assange Must be Set Free , most of all for his Own Sake as Well !

[@kellymaguire7912]

Thanks for this opportunity to eavesdrop on your conversation together. Holding solidarity with Julian and all of you! (As an aside, admiring the brimmig talent displayed in the kitchen art work!)

[@faith4freedom76]

Republic, champ. The United States of America is a Constitutional Republic.

[@fayegregg8199]

Right on and then some!

[@troywalkertheprogressivean8433]

Is it tho?

[@grmpEqweer]

Republic means "Res publia" meaning "rule by the people." Representative democracy is how the people rule. If you think we aren't a democracy, you won't mind when certain people get rid of democracy. ...That's why they're telling you we're not a democracy.

[@TraditionalAnglican]

What good is it when those in charge ignore the Constitution & the Bill of Rights & imprison Journalists who expose the truth when we commit war crimes? What good is it when the government imprisons Whistleblowers who reveal the truth?!?

[@christopherbettridge5983]

Thanks to Chris Hedges (and Julian Assange) for not letting the darkness of a world where truth is no longer a necessary corollary to reality as far as you can look on the political and journalistic landscape stop you from speaking the words, and creating an environment, from where those who may still care to look and to, indeed, confront the precedents and loss of all proportionality that misinformation brings. Respect to both of you, and everyone who knows that evil triumphs when good people do nothing. Even if all we have left is hope

[@frankcolumbus3330]

THEY WILL COME FOR US, WAKE UP.

[@gagibakija4825]

That time is already here, those that haven't woken up yet never will - the end of humanity is here

[@FreeSpeechWilderness]

Free Assange ❤️🇨🇦✊

[@debclarke1746]

I trust Julian Assarge and feel for you and your family. Let him free as he is important to navigate us through the future

[@nicolascalderoli711]

Interesante la reflexión final: cuando se pierde el contexto, se desarticula la noticia y entonces se vuelve, sencillamente, incomprensible.

[@user-cd2ut4fx1m]

Love Chris Hedges, could listen to him all day. He is the speaker for our times. How kind to come all the way to Blighty for Julian. Chris - your voice is so important- thanks so much.

[@saramo5569]

Thank you for keeping us informed. It's dark times indeed

[@adamgorelick3714]

Instruments like The Patriot Act (I and II), NDAA, and the 1917 Espionage Act have built the foundation of a police state. Cop City is likely just the beginning of an America that will have quasi-military bases in every major city. The plight of Julian Assange is the blueprint for broader authoritarianism that will employ, among other draconian measures, terrorism laws to criminalize investigative journalism, activism and dissenting voices of every kind. Though it's already happening, most people in the United States are still largely oblivious to the encroaching totalitarianism- or the thought of such a blow to democratic freedoms is hard to conceptualize.

[@jennilevine6944]

So so sorry, the incarceration of all innocents. such hypocrisy and wrongdoing of our time. Assange and others show great courage at such personal cost.

[@edmorgan9163]

thank what ever gods may be for still being able to hear Chris Hedges

[@strezztechnoid]

This continuing drama, and I hate to state it as such, is perplexing and alarming. With so much credence given to the ability to know the truth, one cannot ignore Julian's situation as it is the epitome of the farcical exercise of power as it exists. Reminding of Galileo's treatment under the Catholic Church and the refusal to recognize the heliocentric view of our solar system. The truth be so damning to the men occupying robes or righteousness made the pen and paper incapable of holding words which might describe the nature of heliocentric prose. Not even fiction is permitted to be written according to papal edicts. Today, a papal edict recognizing heliocentric as fact remains unwritten. Julian's situation is a reassertion of pre-enlightenment relevancy and an attack on modernity. It is for the very same reason Galileo was persecuted, the holders of robes to be donned, ordained, separating the wheat from the chaff as required. Yet again, another emperor having hired a fraudulent tailor and seamstress making vexatious attire from the yarn of lies.

[@1cyanideghost]

Wise man. I concur.

[@MonaLisa-lu8zi]

... As they seamlessly concoct a garment of no material significance.

[@Cynthia-Landers]

If you must blather, get a podcast.

[@quitefranklysamanthatheres1018]

After COVID I realized ppl are asleep and never waking up if they haven’t yet and are fine to censor fine to give up rights for safety and this conditioning is slow but persistent since 9/11 - but there are still many among us whether we are right or left or libertarian who still can see what’s happening and try to speak out every chance we can to wake up the public again

[@brendaclark8053]

Still praying for Assange release ; he should be with his family ; his children are adorable they need him 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@ericbushee8783]

Freedom Fries for a Free Assange. That reminder me a good laugh. Thanks for all the Honest words and incite. These time are tough to understand much but thank you for sharing.

[@growthandunderstanding]

I am surprised that Mr. Hedges expresses surprise at America "breaking its own rules" in its efforts to go after Assange. For me, once my parents had to flee Iran due to elements in the Shah's regime's antagonistic response to Dad's outspoken support to return democracy to Iran, my sense was that America had no rules. The problem is that, and I assume that most viewers of this channel must know, America overthrew Iran's burgeoning democracy in the CIA's 1953 Operation Ajax. For me, that, and all the evil that America perpetrated since then, including slaughtering millions of innocent Iraqis and Afghanis over the last quarter century, was evidence that America has no rules aside from doing whatever evil any corrupt elements of the White House wish to, once elected. Furthermore, the abundant evidence that other evil elements of American industry have permanently carved out holes in the daily workings of American politics that are never questioned or addressed, only solidifies that opinion.

[@TraditionalAnglican]

You just explained why they killed JFK & RFK & why they went after whistleblowers like Julian Assange & Edward Snowden!

[@theresabarzee1463]

Chris & Stella are speaking to us! They both well know whereof you speak. It is to those who have not found these truths that this is addressed. Ok?!

[@theresabarzee1463]

This is good info. Yes, we are propagandized with baloney news all our lives. So, you may not even imagine how many here could not even point to Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya on a map! Typical miseducation is the norm in us of a. Sadly.

[@hughslevin7120]

Surely you must know that the British were at the forefront of the overthrow of the Government of Iran It was British Patrolium that was stealing the oil from Iran The US agreed to help for 40% of the oil The British took the rest. The Iranian people were left with nothing from their own oil resources

[@deeknuth7364]

This is so depressing❤

[@macqueenb9911]

We The People are powerless and have absolutely no voice or power.

[@terimeyer2665]

this is a great broadcast. thank you. thank you.

[@manuelbaez7148]

not many left to tell us the brutal truth of empire, can’t thank you two enough, even the cat agrees

[@goldenstateantifascist4886]

Looking lean and staying mean Chris! Great work Chris 💪🏼