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Originally Posted by Aramike
Oh man, this is RICH ... so you think that any buck private has the qualifications to decide what qualifies as an "enemy"? That's your argument? Really?  |
Yes. The oath does not say "all enemies, foreign and domestic, as designated by your boss" or any other similar thing - it says "all enemies", and since you are taking the oath personally, yes, your best individual judgment is being demanded on this affair.
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What IS mind-boggling is that the American far-left that thinks such leaks are a good idea has yet to demonstrate one, singular positive effect of said leaks, rather preferring the idea that we should all simply accept that being able to know everything is intrinsically a positive effect.
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You live in a democratic society. As such, the free flow of information is an
intrinsic good. Every piece of information that is blocked from view is intrinsically bad.
As such, the onus is on those who classify information to justify that each and every piece of information is classified for real net utilitarian advantage.