Tuesday, November 30, 2010

WikiLeaks

Have you heard about the newest mass of documents WikiLeaks has released this week? I'm sure you have, and I'm shocked. I am siding with the government on this. A lot of that information should not have been released to the public, because it could harm a lot of innocent people. I just read on CNN today that one of the documents released stated that China was getting tired of support North Korea, and thinking it was a "spoiled child," and with the current situation over on the Korean peninsula NK could react very negatively and this could explode to a whole lot bigger of a mess than necessary.

What also is making me irritated is the creator of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, is thinking he is some sort of hero now; saying he has documents that can tear down a US bank and thinking he is doing a public service by releasing thousands of classified information which could end up in bloodshed. This guy needs to realize that he is not doing a great thing, more like a reckless thing and that many people are upset with him.

Yes, people deserve the right to know what their government is doing and I agree with that; but releasing information that could cause more harm then good is not my idea of a public service. You have to weigh the costs with the benefits when it comes to something like this, and I feel that the costs are way more pricey than the benefits.

Disagree if you want, it's a free world on the internet, well hopefully. But that is another story.

Sources:
http://money.cnn.com/2010/11/30/news/economy/banks.wikileaks/index.htm?hpt=T2
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/11/29/wikileaks.new.documents/index.html

2 comments:

  1. lol yup biggest troll in the world right now. its some pretty lulzy shit if ppl didnt realise that the government covered shit like that up then they jus ignant

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  2. I dont think people realize that if they capture Assange, he'll release the insurance file which will destroy the planet pretty much. we kinda HAVE to let him roam free...

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