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Imagine if the US just bought all the foreign media companies it could and then controlled the news to protect national security. Would that be ethical or lega

Imagine if the US just bought all the foreign media companies it could and then controlled the news to protect national security. Would that be ethical or legal? This is analogous to what the government is doing with privacy rights. The US can't say we're a nation rooted in innate human rights but then dismiss those rights when dealing with the rest of the world. To the contrary, the US should be supporting countries that don't spy on their citizens and punishing those that do. We should want to encourage liberal free societies, and not become a global threat to freedom.

willstrafach 10y ago
> Imagine if the US just bought all the foreign media companies it could and then controlled the news to protect national security. Would that be ethical or legal? I have trouble understanding how this analogy relates, do you have a different one which can illustrate your point? (It may be a good point so I would like to understand it) > To the contrary, the US should be supporting countries that don't spy on their citizens and punishing those that do. We should want to encourage liberal free societies, and not become a global threat to freedom. How would we go about doing this? Would we trust other nations if they said that they do not conduct any of intelligence gathering operations, or would we use a more covert manner of discovering and verifying that they indeed are not engaged in such activities? Additionally, how would we be able to continue to ensure the safety of our allies if we removed all sensors responsible for detecting an incoming attack from an enemy?
datatan 10y ago
> Imagine if the US just bought all the foreign media companies it could and then controlled the news to protect national security. Would that be ethical or legal? Interesting as that is exactly what China and Saudi Arabia are doing in the US.

willstrafach 10y ago

> Imagine if the US just bought all the foreign media companies it could and then controlled the news to protect national security. Would that be ethical or legal? I have trouble understanding how this analogy relates, do you have a different one which can illustrate your point? (It may be a good point so I would like to understand it) > To the contrary, the US should be supporting countries that don't spy on their citizens and punishing those that do. We should want to encourage liberal free societies, and not become a global threat to freedom. How would we go about doing this? Would we trust other nations if they said that they do not conduct any of intelligence gathering operations, or would we use a more covert manner of discovering and verifying that they indeed are not engaged in such activities? Additionally, how would we be able to continue to ensure the safety of our allies if we removed all sensors responsible for detecting an incoming attack from an enemy?

datatan 10y ago

> Imagine if the US just bought all the foreign media companies it could and then controlled the news to protect national security. Would that be ethical or legal? Interesting as that is exactly what China and Saudi Arabia are doing in the US.