@QMS

and if he's most sincerely martyred in the end, will his name be only a cautionary tale ³footnote in history books? #Unbearable.

#1.1
angry for justice
making julian a martyr
shows the evil of the rulers
makes one want to scream

@Pluto's Republic

indeed, and agree with all you've said save that you may have meant 'self-righteousness' instead.

yes, he and chelsea manning are acting as the prime examples of 1) true journalism w/ publishing verified leaks, and in her case: busting War, Inc.

i hope it's okay, but the competing emotion for me is this from my dec. 21 report:

'Julian Assange’s mother Christine breaks her silence and reveals her agony as her son remains in jail', herald-sun.au, today:

“All I want for Christmas is my son Julian to be home safe with his family, under the protection of his country, to be free from this nine-year unlawful and brutal political persecution and to heal from the human rights abuses and torture which have damaged his mind and body,” said Ms Assange.

Unable to speak with her son since he was jailed earlier this year, Ms Assange said all she has for Christmas this year are memories.

“Our Christmases were never boring. Julian would delight the children in the family with special Christmas performances,” said Ms Assange, in her first interview since his imprisonment.

She said Julian had a lot of fun with his own son Daniel, decorating the Christmas tree.

The doctors are concerned that the psychological stress he has been under – which is akin to psychological torture is manifesting in physical ailments and he could suffer a stroke, cardiac arrest or other fatal health problem at any time.

Last month more than 60 medical doctors wrote to the UK Government urging that Assange be transferred from Belmarsh maximum-security prison to a university teaching hospital for expert medical assessment and care.

The doctors have warned the medical risks facing Assange are inherently unpredictable.

They said his medical status is precarious, the potentially fatal medical consequences of prolonged psychological torture could strike at any time and no medical assessment protocols are capable of determining precisely when and how the damaging impacts could manifest.

The UN Special Rapporteur Professor Nils Melzer, who visited Assange earlier this year, has already said he could collapse at any moment.

#1.1

Feed your fires.

That state of mind — over empathy, indifference, righteousness, complaisance, ignorance, satisfaction — is the only public response that holds promise for a better future.

The entrance to the New Year looks like a tunnel into the deepest darkness from this end.

His murderers hope his death will lead the aware ones into silence. I fear they may be right. Then it will have been all for nothing.