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Been reading articles about the whole Wikileaks hub-bub. A lot of it makes me want to roll my eyes. But one commenter on an article I think sums up my overall opinion:
"The benefit is not to the Russian's or America, or Poland's or any combinations of their relations. The benefits are to you personally; so that you can finally understand what the world you're actually living in, and know that all you where told about mom and apple pie was a pack of lies.
I believe Mr. Assange believes that the human race will be better off once the veil is rent from our eyes. Experience makes me doubt that it will; after all I used to think it would be wonderful if everyone could contribute to the public discourse, then I got the internet and quickly changed my mind! But seriously, letting people in on the truth about what we are and what are governments actually do in our name is an experiment worth trying, it'll probably all end in tears, but it's worth trying at least once in the species' history."
- OnlyJustWilliam (Source)
Yeah, this isn't gonna end well. Legally, I think this whole thing is illegal - it's basically espionage, except not on behalf of a particular foreign power. Morally, though, as long as no one dies from this entire fiasco (here's hoping), I think it is agood learning experience for the American public & government. Then again, ethics are relative.
On a lighter note, this makes me think again of the Stargate topic of Disclosure (I'm thinking of going back and picking up my SG fic). Are the same arguments over the secrecy of the SGC comparable here? Well, there are differences since the SGC is known to even less people than the stuff on the wikileak docs, and the info from SGC is about an enemy not native to the planet, but still, a lot of the possible consequences for keeping it secret still do apply...
"The benefit is not to the Russian's or America, or Poland's or any combinations of their relations. The benefits are to you personally; so that you can finally understand what the world you're actually living in, and know that all you where told about mom and apple pie was a pack of lies.
I believe Mr. Assange believes that the human race will be better off once the veil is rent from our eyes. Experience makes me doubt that it will; after all I used to think it would be wonderful if everyone could contribute to the public discourse, then I got the internet and quickly changed my mind! But seriously, letting people in on the truth about what we are and what are governments actually do in our name is an experiment worth trying, it'll probably all end in tears, but it's worth trying at least once in the species' history."
- OnlyJustWilliam (Source)
Yeah, this isn't gonna end well. Legally, I think this whole thing is illegal - it's basically espionage, except not on behalf of a particular foreign power. Morally, though, as long as no one dies from this entire fiasco (here's hoping), I think it is a
On a lighter note, this makes me think again of the Stargate topic of Disclosure (I'm thinking of going back and picking up my SG fic). Are the same arguments over the secrecy of the SGC comparable here? Well, there are differences since the SGC is known to even less people than the stuff on the wikileak docs, and the info from SGC is about an enemy not native to the planet, but still, a lot of the possible consequences for keeping it secret still do apply...
