We Steal Secrets is a documentary about Wikileaks.org and it's Founder Julian Assange. The movie starts off explaining the origins and reasoning behind the creation of the website, which as Julian Assange explains it
“ A government can not
keeps secrets from their citizens. When you don't have information
you can not make informed decisions.”
And as a hacker he himself believes this to be true and created Wikileaks as a way for people to submit anonymous "leaks," that governments the United States being the main focus of his attacks feels the people of the world don't deserve to know. While this first video is a few years old it grabbed my attention and is a must see for everyone. Normally I don't do this but this video contains graphic content.
Of course after this video got leaked the government defended the pilots actions. To me it seemed like they were playing call of duty or duck hunt and didn't even look at those people as alive and human. The government goes on to look at Julian Assange as a threat to national security. But it seemed the more they slandered him the more secrets he leaked and people who used to believe and trust their rulers now saw how corrupt they truly were.
A cat and mouse game ensues on the documentary and Julian Assange becomes a celebrity. He has a small group of like minded people to help him run the site and stands behind the fact that if you submit information to the site you as a source will remain anonymous and protected. 
As a proud anarchist this movie motivated me to keep blogging and to start trying to spread information of the governments wrong doings regardless of the consequences. It is a shame that we live in a country that would rather punish individuals for spreading truth and exposing injustices instead of rewarding them and causing the exposed bodies to be the ones punished and to force them to change their ways. As stated in the movie " If the people don't have all the information then they become unable to make informed decisions."
That statement is so so true. Julian Assange later became more self serving then he was at first and some say that he is a manipulator but personally I see it as a man who stuck his middle finger to the "man," and told him to take a ride on his suck stick and you can't condemn someone for that because it takes courage.
This is another movie that the video speaks much louder then any words I could say. But if after seeing that video your not interested in watching the movie nothing I can say will convince you.
As a proud anarchist this movie motivated me to keep blogging and to start trying to spread information of the governments wrong doings regardless of the consequences. It is a shame that we live in a country that would rather punish individuals for spreading truth and exposing injustices instead of rewarding them and causing the exposed bodies to be the ones punished and to force them to change their ways. As stated in the movie " If the people don't have all the information then they become unable to make informed decisions."
That statement is so so true. Julian Assange later became more self serving then he was at first and some say that he is a manipulator but personally I see it as a man who stuck his middle finger to the "man," and told him to take a ride on his suck stick and you can't condemn someone for that because it takes courage.
This is another movie that the video speaks much louder then any words I could say. But if after seeing that video your not interested in watching the movie nothing I can say will convince you.
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