poniedziałek, 7 lutego 2011

Idea/statement

The phenomenon of Wikileaks is found one of the most controversial current issues. Beside it's influence on politics it also has got a very significant sociological aspect.
Average people, who previously were not interested in state affairs, suddenly became more than concerned with the information Wikileaks provided. Because Julian Assange's organization searches for top secret information the possibility of misunderstanding or manipulation of public opinion became highly probable. For an average person it is impossible to research the truth among piles of documents unveiled by Wikileaks, because of lack of a background to refer to.
On the one hand Wikileaks questions actions of democratic world's greatest superpowers, arise doubts among it's citizens, promotes lack of trust to anything and anyone, based on belief to its own sources, which in most cases remain anonymous. On the other hand it has been reported that Wikileaks put people's life in danger by inexact verification of data uploaded to their servers.
Wikileaks actions arise a great deal of questions concerning ethic and liability in modern world:
  • Is it responsible to release classified information, that can have impact on the shape of the world and become a threat to people's life? What were the reasons for which there were not meant to be released to media?
  • Is it possible for Wikileaks to predict outcomes of it's actions?
  • What is there left trustworthy?
  • Are the benefits worth the risk?
  • Who is our real enemy?
  • Have we became an enemies to ourselves?
 As for a person who is not interested in politics Wikileaks reports remind me of conspiracy theories. The impact they have got on society seem to be alike the one conspiracy theories have. It is extremely difficult to judge where the truth lies regarding number of ambiguous information published in mass media. Every document announced by Assange is followed by disclaimer of criticism of governments. It's a case of one person's word against another's. The only problem is it involves global society future.

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