[pp.int.general] Support for Julian Assange and Wikileaks

[Marcus Kesler]

I know one issue I have agreed with in the past is the concerns raised
by some of the human rights group. I am very supportive of making sure
we are able to know what our governments are up to, but we also need to
try to protect individuals. Information should be redacted as much as
possible to protect individuals IMO. Is the mission of Wikileaks
something good? I think so. Could they do things better? I think so.
Should they be stopped? I don't think so.

Marcus Kesler
Pirate Party of Oklahoma

On 12/2/2010 9:22 AM, Boris Turovskiy wrote:
> Hi Erik,
>> Wikileaks is a representation of the belief in Free-speech,
>> Transparency and Democracy.
> In my opinion, Wikileaks is also a representation of the belief in
> lawlesness, digital right of the strongest, and violation of every right
> to privacy imaginable.
> I would ask you not to try silencing the people in the Pirate movement
> who are sceptical towards Wikileaks by stating that our support of
> Wikileaks is an axiom and should not be discussed. I'd be happy if we
> could lead a constructive dialogue on the topic as it does indeed touch
> many of our core political ideas (including transparency and privacy,
> two concepts which often contradict each other, as we have learned the
> hard way in the German Pirate Party), but I decline to participate in a
> discussion where one side considers itself right by definition.
> 
> Best regards,
> Boris
> 
> 
> 
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