It's ludicrous that governments that proclaim that they defend the rights and freedoms of their citizens, react the way they do when one of their citizens voices concerns about some of their actions or exposes their wrongdoings.
The standard reaction to those citizens is to go after them with a vengeance, going to great lengths to get to them to assert punishments on them. They act in ways that are pretty much resemble those of, or close to, those actions of governments they tag as oppressive or irrespective or human rights. Somehow they believe that they have the moral high ground, or the right, to do those same things to their citizens.
Thus, we need to keep pushing those governments to walk the road they expect from other governments. We need to keep pushing every government to work in a transparent way, so that we all can see how they work and can't quiet down those who point to those actions that intrude our freedoms and rights.
People who brings to light those actions of governments are against to the people's freedoms need to be protected, and allowed to disclose all relevant information in formats that are available to all to access. They shouldn't be treated like criminals, since they give their fellow citizens a great service by allowing action to curtails the government's ability to take our freedoms and rights.
What's wrong is not the leaking of those actions, but the governments taking them and believing that they have the right to get away with it. The time has come to make governments aware that they can't act without the people being aware of what they do, and that the people have the right to be informed when they do something that goes against their freedoms and rights without a good cause.
It's time to take some power back, and use it to keep the governments in check
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