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Re:How the Pentagon punished NSA whistleblowers by specialist on Sunday May 22, 2016 @04:10PM (#11750063)
I've started using the phrase The Silent State for that phenomenon.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7755493-the-silent-state

To see this in action, pick a hot topic, and watch any public hearing where our representatives are trying to get straight answers from department heads and middle management. It's infuriating.

Effective governance, transparency, accountability are still unsolved problems. Meanwhile, more eyeballs and fact checking can help, given enough effort and endurance.

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