On the one hand, inappropriate use of classified documents is a very serious business. People lose their jobs or go to jail for that sort of thing. But the govenment doesn't really seem to be as upset at Wikileaks as I think they should be. I find that odd.
On the other hand, I've said for years that "privacy" has been an over-valued item in our society. Global Warming? Bernie Madoff? Obama's birth certificate? All of these things are issues because some information is hidden and kept from people who have a right to know. I think we would have a more limited government if people really saw how the government worked.
I haven't fully decided, but more and more I see wikileaks as a good thing. I'm still very uncomfortable with the notion that the information may have but some people's lives in danger, but it's not clear to me how true that really is.
Overall, I think more light on our overlords would be helpful.
Yeah. I was torn about it for some time, too.
Then I realized that those being exposed are more evil than anyone can imagine . . .
TRUTH AND LIGHT IS BETTER THAN DARKNESS AND DECEPTION.
WE CAN PRAY FOR THE TRUTH AND LIGHT TO WIN OUT.
The problem isn’t light on our overlords. The problem is dumps of lots and lots of random documents that are apparently unvetted. If you think nothing should be secret that is fine, but you would be wrong. If you play poker with all of your cards on the table it’s not poker anymore. But of course, I think Assange is not doing what some FReepers thing he’s doing anyway. I think this is completely controlled dumps of documents with a purpose. To make the US look bad. I suspect there will come a time when those who applauded this will look back and, if they are honest, they will say, Oh man, was I stupid. I hope I”m wrong.