Film Review: "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks"

Eldora 2022-01-23 08:04:53

This is not a completely fair documentary, but there are many shocking facts that can be seen.

My thoughts:

First: If you want to be a person who can influence the world, first you must be strong enough. Assange was able to invade the core computer system of the Pentagon in the United States before the age of twenty. Without such capabilities, all the stories behind it would be impossible.

Second: To be a person who can influence the world and insist on justice, you must have a strong heart. Assange's computer skills are enough to enable him to start his own company in Silicon Valley, and may even become a character like Jobs or Bill Gates. But he did not go that way, because he had greater ideals, he wanted to fight against the evil political forces in the world, and he wanted to face the suffering on the earth. When Gates delivered a speech at the graduation ceremony of Harvard University, he asked Harvard students to pay attention to things other than academics and careers, and used his own charity as an example. But in many countries and regions, politics is too corrupt, and no matter how much money you donate, it will not reach the poor. What Assange did was to use information to fight these evil forces. Gates donated all his assets, but for a few years he was still the world's richest man. But Assange's battle was doomed to escape from the beginning, loneliness and unpredictable danger. Therefore, a person needs great courage, dedication and a strong heart to insist on justice.

Third: There are still too many misery and ugliness in this world. No one will be angry and sad when faced with the indiscriminate killing of civilians by U.S. drones. "WikiLeaks" also had such a large international impact because it decrypted 400,000 documents from the US military. Some of the actions of the US military in Iraq and Afghanistan are indeed outrageous, but these things by the US are by no means the most ugly crimes committed by the evil political forces on this planet. As citizens of China, we should know this.

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Extended Reading

We Steal Secrets quotes

  • Michael Hayden: We steal secrets; we steal other nations' secrets.

  • Julian Assange: You talk of times of peace for all, and then prepare for war.