Daniel Ellsberg, Who Leaked The Pentagon Papers, Is Dead at 92

Re:Daniel Ellsberg, Who Leaked The Pentagon Papers, Is Dead ... by breck on Friday June 16, 2023 @05:26PM (#36364136)

Wow, that is super interesting. It amazes me that it's not a universal American principle that we should, as a country, at least aim for a world where these information asymmetries don't exist. We should strive for zero classified documents; zero special access programs.

Of course, I need to think more deeply about this, because who's to say information asymmetries aren't essential (for some reason). But the perspective shared here is very interesting.

Thanks for sharing.

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Re:Daniel Ellsberg, Who Leaked The Pentagon Papers, Is Dead ... by derrasterpunkt on Friday June 16, 2023 @05:52PM (#36364426)

The anecdote is definitely „food for thought“. It became kind of a ritual for me to revisit the article every time a new US president gets into office.

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Re:Daniel Ellsberg, Who Leaked The Pentagon Papers, Is Dead ... by fires10 on Friday June 16, 2023 @07:16PM (#36365281)

I wish there was more thinking along these lines. Almost all governments must publish there secrets. Total transparency can help in many situations. I wonder what political maneuvering would be like.

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Re:Daniel Ellsberg, Who Leaked The Pentagon Papers, Is Dead ... by bricemo on Friday June 16, 2023 @09:11PM (#36366140)

I don’t really understand how this would work. Classified information seems like a law of human nature as long as there is competition: trade, geopolitical, military.

As a metaphor imagine if a game like chess required zero classified information: every move you make you need to disclose all your thinking and future moves to your opponent. You would be at a disadvantage.

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