> I said "liberal democracy," not "US government agencies." I also don't think the information itself is suspect. So, how does exposing high-level corruption,

> I said "liberal democracy," not "US government agencies." I also don't think the information itself is suspect. So, how does exposing high-level corruption, war crimes, mass surveillance, etc. lead to a 'decline of liberal democracy'? Unless you mean 'exposing the ways in which our society is not a liberal democracy leads to the decline of the illusion of liberal democracy'?