Mass Hacks of Private Email Aren’t Whistleblowing, They Are at Odds with It
&quot;But to anyone who sees civic and political participation as the most important way to advance democracy, and to beat back any capture by special interests, this is not medicine. It is poison.&quot;<p>Nonsense. The mass hacks have shone much-needed light into formerly dark places. It&#x27;s a bit late to think civic and political participation has a chance against sentiment like this:<p>&quot;And as I&#x27;ve mentioned, we&#x27;ve all been quite content to demean government, drop civics and in general conspire to produce an unaware and compliant citizenry&quot;, from <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;wikileaks.org&#x2F;podesta-emails&#x2F;emailid&#x2F;3599" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;wikileaks.org&#x2F;podesta-emails&#x2F;emailid&#x2F;3599</a>