> It's shown the government as a cabal who will use every weapon in its arsenal to fight those who would do anything to expose how corrupt and self-serving it's

> It's shown the government as a cabal who will use every weapon in its arsenal to fight those who would do anything to expose how corrupt and self-serving it's become. I think we've reached a point where there are substantial numbers of people in government and the intelligence community who genuinely don't believe whistle-blowing is ever justified. I don't know if it's blind faith in the effectiveness of oversight or irrational patriotism, but I've spoken to quite a few people who think this way.