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June 9, 2013

On whistleblowers and government threats of investigation

The way things are supposed to work is that we're supposed to know virtually everything about what they do: that's why they're called public servants. They're supposed to know virtually nothing about what we do: that's why we're called private individuals.

This dynamic - the hallmark of a healthy and free society - has been radically reversed. Now, they know everything about what we do, and are constantly building systems to know more. Meanwhile, we know less and less about what they do, as they build walls of secrecy behind which they function. -- Glenn Greenwald | Comment is free

Posted by gerardvanderleun at June 9, 2013 11:08 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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No problem. You are making good sense.

Posted by: vanderleun at June 9, 2013 9:43 PM

Uhh . . . isn't Greenwald a super-leftie?

If I've got that part right, then it is very significant that he is alarmed enough to speak a Tea Partyish truth.

Posted by: Don Rodrigo at June 10, 2013 10:12 AM

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