Do we deserve to know the truth? Personally I am all for
Wikileaks. The population should know what their governments are actually up
to. Julian Assange created something that could ultimately help the world. We
can't trust the media or our politicians; they would lie in a heartbeat to keep
civilians as calm and uneducated as possible. With Wikileaks people can see the
facts without the fluff. Assange explained that governments and corporations
are spending money to keep things that are being leaked a secret. Why would
something that is supposed to help the population keep secrets from the
population?
Assange doesn't really consider how illegal Wikileaks can be. He seems to be hiding and traveling around to avoid getting into trouble. People in charge are not happy that their information is leaking out into the public, but then again it's the truth. How can someone punish others for giving the public the truth about what is going on in the world.
Maybe I'm just a skeptic and buy into the conspiracies of
government too much, but I think that the governments of the world are highly corrupt
and secretive. I think that free speech definitely applies to Wikileaks and it isn’t
illegal in anyway. If governments are truly for the people then these documents
should be able for the public to see anyway. Clearly some information should
not be in public domain for the safety of the people but the truth on many
issues should be. I have always been all for the truth and letting the public
be involved in everything that our country is doing. Without truth we are just
puppets they can use and program anyway they wish.Assange doesn't really consider how illegal Wikileaks can be. He seems to be hiding and traveling around to avoid getting into trouble. People in charge are not happy that their information is leaking out into the public, but then again it's the truth. How can someone punish others for giving the public the truth about what is going on in the world.
Kate, I agree! The media and figures in our government are so quick to sugarcoat the truth or skip around it, but the people of the U.S. deserve to know what's going on. I really liked when you said that "if governments are truly for the people," they would give us the information we have the right to know. Go WikiLeaks!
ReplyDeleteKate, you provide a good argument to support your stance about Wikileaks. You qustion how someone could punish others for providing the truth to the public however, but just like you said, Assange really isn't considering the legality of his actions. His acts are considered illegal by some for a valid reason, otherwise certain people wouldn't be so against his leaks. Wouldn't you think that someone who's running and hiding seems afraid to finally find out how illegal his actions actually are? I'm not really sure, but it just seems a little sketchy to me. I agree that our government seems at times like it could be a large consipiracy, but I guess that I think if I knew everything that was going on, I myself would be afraid of those our country elected to help it.
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