I am just explaining the reasoning. Don't hate/downvote me for saying it ...
Silencing people's political opinions (even horrible evil people) is considered bad. This is why donations to these evil organizations is tolerated.
Wikileaks is being blacklisted not because of their political opinions, but because these organizations, rightly or wrongly, believe Wikileaks is threatening security of the nation, causing deaths of informers and collaborators in the Middle East. And last but not least, Wikileaks seems to be actively perusing leaks in banks and financial organizations. If you bite the hand that feeds you ...
> You can't very well make a healthy profit if the nation in question is burning down around your ears, now can you?
Except that's exactly what they've been doing for about the entire world history of banking.
They're not protecting the nations, they don't care. They're protecting their own hides. You know Wikileaks got dirt on the banks too, right?
Funny thing is, when they release it (and they already have, parts of it), everybody will be like "everybody already knows this". Tickles me mad, that :-D
Unfortunately, you can. There is money in nearly any societal state. The ruination of a country just presents different opportunities, not necessarily fewer.
It'd be better to say that there is potential value (as opposed to 'money', which is a term with overloaded definitions), but yes - as long as there is scarcity, opportunities for trade will exist.
It wouldn't seem so in this case. The people may very well feed wikileaks, but only with the permission of the banks, and if the banks feel that it is not in their best interest to allow it, they won't abide. I would like to say, however, that I don't think this is right, I just believe that it this is how it is. In truth, Wikileaks (whether you agree with them or not) being silenced by world powers makes any sort of change/revolution seem a remote possibility.
Silencing people's political opinions (even horrible evil people) is considered bad. This is why donations to these evil organizations is tolerated.
Wikileaks is being blacklisted not because of their political opinions, but because these organizations, rightly or wrongly, believe Wikileaks is threatening security of the nation, causing deaths of informers and collaborators in the Middle East. And last but not least, Wikileaks seems to be actively perusing leaks in banks and financial organizations. If you bite the hand that feeds you ...