Leid Stories - 07/01/13

Assange, Snowden and the Virtual World Order Court Jesters: The Zimmerman Trial As Entertainment The virtual world of Julian Assange, Edward Snowden and other cyberlords (and ladies?) aspiring to global glory offers a sobering glimpse into the devolution of raw, narcissistic political power. Theirs is not a democratic world; it is, in fact, tyrannical. And very, very white. Nothing exceeds like excess. Major media outlets’ “coverage” of “high-profile” court cases has become entertainment—complete with jesters. Case in point: the Zimmerman trial.