> Those in the top of the power tree really seem to dislike the idea that anyone not them can keep secrets from them. Just so we're on the same page, the "top"

> Those in the top of the power tree really seem to dislike the idea that anyone not them can keep secrets from them. Just so we're on the same page, the "top" are the people we elect and the others are bureaucrats, technocrats, and a "community" of spies. Is that correct? - This pattern can be understood from different povs. A point of view rarely discussed is this: democracies and secret services are incompatible when currents of power are maintained by secrets. Why can't we do something along the line of zero knowledge protocols in e.g. open Senate hearings? Is it truly impossible to have both full accountability and effective intelligence services?