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TED’s Chris Anderson talks with Julian Assange of WikiLeaks:

Any furor over the release of documents via WikiLeaks should always be tempered with the hidden truths revealed.

In a world where our own privacy is being relentlessly corroded, monetized, surveilled and abused by governments, military and business we are constantly being inculcated, subdued and inured to believing it is inevitable and inexorable for us to live in a world without privacy.

Okay.

But that goes for everyone.

No secrets.

You want to know everything about me but aren’t willing to share?

Fuck you.

If a democracy cannot operate openly and transparently it is not a democracy. To pretend otherwise is delusional. If you accept the necessity of a government or business to keep its illegal and unethical behaviour secret from those whom it serves or affects then you give up all control over your world and acquiesce to a life of servitude in a plutocracy.

Fuck you.

If you stand against the imposition of secrets to hide fault and criminal action, regardless of the consequences – welcome friend.

Cheers.