And they do receive the attention of governments all over the world. And that precisely is the reason why one cannot help but think if Wikileaks could have come on the scene earlier and focused on an issue that could have saved many lives.
A Leak of a Different Kind
What if Wikileaks was in operation before the economic crisis and its exposures were all related to the impending crisis about to befall? Now, that could have made the world a whole lot better; anytime you can prevent someone like Barnie Frank from undermining and mismanaging the system is monumental. And had their leaks been known in regards to preventing the crisis that now afflicts the Western World, citizens would have been able to take precautions against the sub-prime mortgage crisis and deal with foreclosure attorneys better. And they could have taken steps to prevent their job losses or at least act before they were laid off as well!
Too Good to be True
Foreclosure attorneys and job losses apart, the greatest service such leaks could have done was to expose the greedy and corrupt bankers & a select few of politicians (1 aforementioned) and their practices and policies. Such leaks could have been insights into the mess of an economic crisis that we have all been facing. However, Wikileaks and its disclosures have now become fodder for controversies as well as diplomatic embarrassment.
Who Knows?
Although the prospect of dealing with foreclosure attorneys as well as coming to terms with job losses is behind us now, however the on-going economic crisis is still here to stay. It is in this context that Wikileaks and its exposure could have taken a different direction. Imagine being privy to information relating to the crisis and preventing it from being so. But would Barnie Frank and his ilk have made any changes?
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