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It's easy to make sure you don't know what you don't want to know if you don't go looking for it.
by Reason077 5y ago
It's easy to make sure you don't know what you don't want to know if you don't go looking for it.
- dane-pgp 5y agoTo give a recent Western example, here is a story in two acts: "An Intelligence Report Will Say UK Spy Agencies Found No Evidence Of Russian State Interference In The Outcome Of The Brexit Referendum"[0] "Boris Johnson refuses Russia report's demand to probe 'meddling' in Brexit vote"[1] [0] https://www.buzzfeed.com/albertonardelli/intelligence-report-russia-no-interference-brexit https://www.buzzfeed.com/albertonardelli/intelligence-report... [1] https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-boris-johnson-refuses-russia-22390201 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-boris-johnso...
- RandomBK 5y agoAs much as I hate it, plausible deniability is a common and effective Standard Operating Procedure for many organizations and governments. "Two basic rules of government: Never look into anything you don't have to. And never set up an enquiry unless you know in advance what its findings will be." - Sir Humphrey Appleby