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I don't think your second sentence tracks generally.

I can heartily support protests against a policy I consider bad while being less-supportive of protests against a policy I support.

I can support responsible disclosure while not supporting 0-day drops.

In this case, I haven't seen a credible case that Wikileaks endangered anybody, but I can still see a distinction to be made between leaking documents related to national security and leaking documents solely to discredit a political candidate one dislikes.




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