An accurate picture of America's bleak moral landscape is that not one of the 535 flying monkeys who also collectively go by the name of congress has seen fit to call hearings regarding the shoddy case against Assange and draw attention to what his publishing reveals about us.

This includes not only the gasbag Trump and his fanciful small government, Constitution-clutching, deep state-fighting minions, but also spasmodic do-nothings like AOC and the Squad, who Tweet furiously but mostly take up space on what laughingly passes for the left.

One would think that in a functioning system of government there would be a sizeable vocal faction doing so, and our media would give it maximum coverage. But they're not. And what they are getting away with in their mistreatment of Assange -- who isn't even an American citizen -- can be applied so easily to any of us for any reason.

All I can see is a general strike demanding change. If nothing else, it would make for one hell of a documentary.