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> But did he have a better alternative than leaking? Well, shutting up was an option :-) Now, exactly, who got better after his revelations? This is a sincere

• grandalf 9y ago
  > who got better. Many of us are now much more skeptical of the honesty of officials, even when they are under oath. This is overwhelmingly a good thing for democracy.
  • votepaunchy 9y ago
    The distrust of all government officials also elected Trump and promotes an anti-science culture.
    • grandalf 9y ago
      > distrust of all government officials also elected Trump I think that if HRC had immediately addressed the potential corruption revealed in those emails and stood behind her past actions boldly she'd be president now. She tried to ignore it and blame Russia/Wikileaks for her own words and deeds. So I think the blame for Trump being elected is HRC's flawed strategy in dealing with the leaked info. It made her seem arrogant and above-the-law. > anti-science culture I'm curious what areas you'd point to where you think this is most prevalent. There's been a general decline in enlightenment values in our culture over the past 20 years, replaced by a preference for communities of shared belief. For all issues where science meets policy, holders of power have an incentive to simply create armies of believers rather than rational beings who can weigh the issues for themselves.
• mabbo 9y ago
  Shutting up was an option, but was it a moral, ethical one? He felt complicit in criminal activity. He could ignore his morals, quit and stay quiet while laws were being broken, or do something a bit more dramatic. I hope I'm never in the same situation. I'd hate to have to live in Russia.