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minus-squareminorkeys@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up31·2 days agoI mean this clearly shows their intent to lie more effectively about what the Pentagon is doing. There is no reason for darkness other than to hide things.
minus-squareshane@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoMilitary secrets are useful in battle. WW2 has endless examples of this, and you can read advice about it in The Art of War. Secrets are terrible for a democracy, though. I guess the USA is done with democracy, so the tension between secrets and transparency is now gone…
minus-squareIllecors@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoI’m not sure my comment here is necesarry to begin with. I agree with your comment in this context. Your comment sounds a lot like “I don’t have anything to hide” one in the context of mass surveillance.
I mean this clearly shows their intent to lie more effectively about what the Pentagon is doing. There is no reason for darkness other than to hide things.
Military secrets are useful in battle. WW2 has endless examples of this, and you can read advice about it in The Art of War.
Secrets are terrible for a democracy, though. I guess the USA is done with democracy, so the tension between secrets and transparency is now gone…
I’m not sure my comment here is necesarry to begin with.
I agree with your comment in this context.
Your comment sounds a lot like “I don’t have anything to hide” one in the context of mass surveillance.