You write something online. Nothing heroic. Nothing controversial. A joke about the electricity that never works or a sarcastic comment on a minister’s speech. Weeks later, your phone rings. There is a law you’re being held accountable under, and there’s a good chance it has the word “cybercrime” in the title, which is strange because […]
Democracy relies on transparency and verification, not trust. Any government official who tries to keep secrets from the public is an enemy of the People.
Don’t trust any government. Period.
I‘m not sure if Democracy can survive with that sentiment but I‘m also not sure if it can survive without it.
Democracy relies on transparency and verification, not trust. Any government official who tries to keep secrets from the public is an enemy of the People.
You need some trust I think. You wouldn‘t really need elections if everything was fact based and that would cause distrust.
You give power to someone that is the trust they got. Nothing less but also nothing more!