Transparency is a good protection against authoritarian regimes
Hillary Clinton, Jan 21, 2010: "Even in authoritarian countries, information networks are helping people discover new facts and making governments more accountable."
RT @madversity: If Assange was in China doing the same thing, the West would have called him a dissident and given him a Nobel prize #assangearrest
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WikiLeaks »WikiLeaks
Are WikiLeaks's actions beneficial or detrimental? »Are WikiLeaks's actions beneficial or detrimental?
Wikileaks is useful and should be supported / reinforced / protected »Wikileaks is useful and should be supported / reinforced / protected
WikiLeaks publishes vital information that officials would keep secret »WikiLeaks publishes vital information that officials would keep secret
Transparency is a good protection against authoritarian regimes
Any sort of abusive power becomes secretive »Any sort of abusive power becomes secretive
Any sort of unchecked power becomes abusive »Any sort of unchecked power becomes abusive
Democratic societies need a strong media and WikiLeaks is part of it »Democratic societies need a strong media and WikiLeaks is part of it
The more freely information flows, the stronger the society becomes »The more freely information flows, the stronger the society becomes
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