Thursday, November 8, 2012
Is WikiLeaks Right?
The topic of WikiLeaks is a hot button in America. It gains access to many classified documents from around the world and posts them on Julian Assange's famous wiki. The governments that are being exposed by these documents obviously have a bone to pick with Assange. Many want him on trial. I would disagree, believing that what Assange and WikiLeaks are doing isn't wrong.
The way I see it, the sensitive documents that are being released on WikiLeaks are exposing the flaws that many administrations keep secret. These documents are being kept secret mostly for the reason that they are expressing something the government has done that is morally wrong. As this is the case, the people in the many nations have a right to know that these ethically incorrect things are taking place. I believe that allowing our government to keep these kinds of secrets from us isn’t right, and if they are unearthed, then so be it. Administrative secrecy has failed, and they must now face their wrongdoing with the brute disapproval of the people.
Instead of covering up the debauched, the corrupt rĂ©gimes should now be fixing their errors. In the end, this is what Assange is aiming for. By uncovering the shady governmental practices, he hopes to push the state towards practices that shouldn’t be frowned against by the people. The people are what will motivate the governmental change.
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ReplyDeleteThat is pretty powerful. I agree with your assessment on this issue. What Wikileaks is doing isn't illegal in America. Our constitution encourages "Whistle Blowers," and Wikileaks just enables them to be heard.
I agree with you hartman, but I feel that there is a possibility that Assange is including his view points on the information that is posted on Wikileaks. It's almost an editorial and not just factual information.
ReplyDeleteHartman, you rock. I definitely agree, and you had great reasoning behind your opinion! I love that you said the government is worried about letting their morally wrong decisions become available for the whole country. You're right; they have to deal with the mistakes they've made, and they can't just cover it up. It is our right to know. Like you said, instead of trying to cover it up, they need to be "fixing their errors."
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