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No it would just mean that more decisions are taken in bathrooms. The reason things like cabinet meeting minutes are secret is that it does allow people to dis
by oiujhygtyhuji 16y ago
No it would just mean that more decisions are taken in bathrooms.
The reason things like cabinet meeting minutes are secret is that it does allow people to discuss issues honestly without just considering how it will play on the 6 Oclock news.
Imagine negotiating a sale at work if everything about it was published? All that would happen is that all emails and documents would become sanitized public statements and the real talking would be done off the record
- thwarted 16y agoPart of how things play on the 6 o'clock news is that things are not transparent enough, and there's a lot of opportunity to re/misinterpret things that the populace doesn't have any documentation for. Somehow, I don't think politicians are being more honest when it comes to what's good for their constituents when they have conversations behind closed doors. I'm sure closed door discussions do allow the capability to be "more honest" about backscratching and payola with the other people in the room.