There has been a very long debate among political scientists and such as to how much information a democratic government can keep from its electorate and still be considered democratic. The self anointed leader of the democratic world operates on the assumption that virtually anything the government does is none of the public’s business.
That’s why Assange must die.
Ironically, that was also the approach taken by another Joe, Stalin.
Joseph Stalin famously proclaimed that power is exercised by those who govern, not by those who elect.
Although we have adopted Stalin’s interpretation of democratic governance, the leaders of the Nations of Virtue are very concerned about the current leadership in Russia, which has become unacceptably authoritarian.
We have therefore followed a long-term plan to topple that government and install one that is more democratic. This long-term plan has by now brought the Axis of Kindness to the very borders of Russia.
The national newspaper of record today featured an op-ed by three veterans of think tanks sponsored by military contractors. The topic was government secrecy. They believe in Stalin too. Government secrecy is sacrosanct.
Any weakening would put Canada at a severe disadvantage. Our most important intelligence relationship - with the United States, would be gravely undermined by any loss of confidence in the government’s ability to safeguard its sensitive information.
That’s the default position across all legacy media in Canada; we absolutely MUST loyally follow Uncle Sam’s dictats. That’s the reason we need to commit to hundreds of billions in military spending. We gotta stand with our allies when Putin gets too big for his authoritarian britches.
We're the good guys, after all.
It's a shame the opinion pages are so cluttered with writers shilling for the US armaments industry.
