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What WikiLeaks is doing is an acceptable form of civil disobedience
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WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks☜Exploring the issues arising from the publication in November and December 2010 by WikiLeaks and five international newspapers of a mass of confidential diplomatic cables between the US State Department and its embassies around the world. Co-curators are welcome to add to, and help refine, the map.☜F1CEB7
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Are WikiLeaks's actions beneficial or detrimental?
Are WikiLeaks's actions beneficial or detrimental?☜☜FFB597
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Wikileaks is useful and should be supported / reinforced / protected
Wikileaks is useful and should be supported / reinforced / protected☜☜59C6EF
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What WikiLeaks is doing is an acceptable form of civil disobedience
What WikiLeaks is doing is an acceptable form of civil disobedience☜☜98CE71
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Institutions that arent' fully accountable need a countervailing force
Institutions that arent' fully accountable need a countervailing force☜Institutions are not fully accountable, it is useful to have an unaccountable countervailing institution to reveal their secrets.☜98CE71
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There are cases where civil disobedience is justified
There are cases where civil disobedience is justified☜It could be argued that what Bradley Manning did was an acceptable form of civil disobedience. But this is another issue: Manning is accused of leaking the info, and WikiLeaks of receiving and distributing it.☜98CE71
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Governments more likely to act ethically in a climate of openness
Governments more likely to act ethically in a climate of openness☜The climate of openness that WikiLeaks is engendering makes it more likely that governments and corporations will act more ethically in the future.☜98CE71
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Stable democracy requires the potential for corruption to be leaked
Stable democracy requires the potential for corruption to be leaked ☜Corruption, in its many forms, requires a lack of transparency, both from the law, and the public. It requires some uncertainty about its existence. Without independent medias ability to leak information, we shield corruption, which in turn undermines democracy. ☜98CE71
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Trust in governement has been deeply corroded both in US and UK (Iraq)
Trust in governement has been deeply corroded both in US and UK (Iraq)☜Trust in government was deeply corroded in both the United States and in Britain by the controversies/lies surrounding the Iraq war and the failure to find any weapons of mass destruction. If people trusted their governments, the need for a leaking system wouldnt be as strong as it is now.☜98CE71
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Trust in the ability of the press to expose lies is also deeply eroded
Trust in the ability of the press to expose lies is also deeply eroded☜☜98CE71
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WikiLeaks publishes vital information that officials would keep secret
WikiLeaks publishes vital information that officials would keep secret☜☜98CE71
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