WikiLeaks' War on Secrecy: Truth's Consequences
This article talks about the recent E-security breach on a website called WikiLeaks, the consequences, and the validity of some things being labeled as 'secret'. While the leaking of U.S. secret documents that pertain to the attack of a nuclear program is certainly detrimental, is the fact that a U.S. diplomat considers Kim Jong Il "flabby" really worth of the same level of classification? Is that information really even worth taking note of? Upon thinking about this further however, I realized that leaking this sort of information may be a good thing. My reasoning is this: the leaking of such useless information will most likely discredit the usefulness of future leaks, making them less of a threat. What do you think?
My opinion is quite the opposite. I think these leaks are very good for people - thier purpose is to open the eyes of the public and make them realise that our government is taking away freedoms, lying, and concealing incriminating information... If it sounds like a regime, it probably is... (now lets not all cry that the sky is falling and freak out - this has been happing throughout America's history, and nobody has done anything to challenge it, so it will just go on and nobody should care, right?) Another thing - most of the public is getting their leaks through a news agency... sound suspicious? If not, think of it this way... yellow journalism, WMDs in Iraq, Osama in Afganistan... who forced this stuff down our throuts? Why the media of course! So of course they will try to play this whole thing down by focusing on the flabbiness of a Korean leader, when the next leak reveals we are doing something immoral in another country.
ReplyDeletesorry, rant over...