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Originally Posted by Startup
I think we can all agree (or can we?) that governments sometimes rightly keep secrets from the people. But, when is that silence wrong?
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I would feel more comfortable defining when it is right. It is only right when divulging the information risks national security. In all other cases, keeping secrets from the populace is counter-intuitive to democracy.
I think France took the right road on this. Once revealed, the genie is very difficult to put back in the bottle.