Dear Readers,
As we are all in the midst of the finals,
it gets harder to find the time for a post. Although, I see that many of you manage
it and that gives me the power to go on. I don't really feel a change in the
intensity because for me the end of the semester is at least as hard as the it was in the beginning. But I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. 4 more weeks
and a couple of homework more and we are over it. But this is not the actual
topic that I want to write about. Today I stumbled over a video about "whistleblowers".
Actually it was two.
One guy who's name is Bradley Manning was
a US Army soldier who passed classified materiel (top secret information) to "Wikileaks". This was in 2010 and his case is still under discussion. For the
Government he is a traitor, but for many people he is a hero. Standing up
against authority takes a lot of courage if you ask me. His opinion is that everyone should have the right to know what is really going on, even if
this means life sentence for himself. For the Government he is a terrorist who
tried to pass information to the enemy, but he just tried to enlighten the people.
If you ask me, a few more weeks and no one will remember him.
The other whistleblower is Edward Snowden.
He works/worked for the NSA (National Security Agency). He was in a very high
position, earning tons of money and enjoying life on Hawaii. He had access to
authorized information and, as you may have guessed, leaked the info. It is
interesting to see that people in high positions who's interest is that this
system of corruption and surveillance should work forever, change their mind
and expose themselves to the world. This must mean something.
(This is a very interesting interview with Edward Snowden)
(This is a very interesting interview with Edward Snowden)
Maybe it’s because I read too much George
Orwell or I'm just growing up, but it seems to me that we are somehow fooled. For example, there is a revolution going on in Turkey. Even though
people died by the hands of the police (who are supposed to protect us), the
media did not broadcast anything about it for days. We know just what the
government wants us to know and even if they introduce certain news they introduce them in the
light they want the viewer to see them. So they achieve that the most people
are loyal.
I hope I did not offend anyone by this
post. Sometimes I have this unbearable intention to spread the word, which
cannot be heard or seen in the news.
Take Care,
Harald
Take Care,
Harald
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