Quote:
Originally Posted by Pragnosis
I see what you're saying, however, I feel that one of your points is a bit flawed-if you see it from the point of view of those conspiracy theorist. Certain conspiracy theorists argue that the whole of the western media is ultimately controlled by these elitist groups and it would be impossible for the information to leak because it would not be displayed to the country through the media. They say that people in positions of power have spoken out, but it never gets shown on a mass scale, only circulates through certain groups of people and most people don't believe and pass it off as the people being insane or whatever.
|
Pragnosis,
There are deliberate leaks and planned leaks. Here's a short list of leaks during the Bush Administration. Which category would you see them falling into?
Abu Ghraib abuse photos
NSA terrorist surveillance program/domestic spying
Terrorist financial transaction data mining
If people are willing to risk jail time (debatable given the enforcement of laws, but that's another story) over the potential that the government might listen to a phone conversation, why would people not be willing over deliberate government murders, which can't even compare to a hypothetical privacy issue?