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1) Sounds like you agree with Wikileaks - they didn't just dump everything, they've released stuff selectively in stages (and therefore been accused of being ma
by RockyMcNuts 16y ago
1) Sounds like you agree with Wikileaks - they didn't just dump everything, they've released stuff selectively in stages (and therefore been accused of being manipulative ringmasters)
2) Even if their selectivity has not been at the correct point on the grayscale, I don't see how you get from there to the necessity of lethal force.
If the survival of the free world were at stake, or even the lives of its supporters, quite possibly.
But if an American embarrassed a foreign government that couldn't hold on to its secrets, I don't think we would consider it justified if it used lethal force. We would rightly consider such a government, that thought interfering with its efficient operation was punishable by death, rather extreme and fascist.
- DanielBMarkham 16y agoI think it would be very possible to take wikileaks and add a strong ethical code of conduct and things would be much different. But this would require them to move to making a selective case for injustice instead of just trying to tear it all down, and I don't see them making that change any time soon. As for the rest of your comment, please see my other replies.