Forget leak tidbits. Normalizing making a big deal of non-scandal, merely private stuff will end up destructive—whatever politics you hold.
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"But we get a look behind the scenes"—you don't actually. Instead, it's served trivialize real scandals, corruption and operation of power.
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People gossiping in internal conversation is not a scandal—but destroying public/private boundaries will paralyze dissent, not the powerful.
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A true scandal? Actual exposé of machinations of the powerful? I'm for it. But dissidents cheering mass leak tidbits are missing the crisis.
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Challenge of politics of dissent in the 21st century is the problem of attention & credibility. Mass leaks are now weaponized against both.
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Mass, undifferentiated leaks of merely internal conversations are sugar crumbs leading away from focused or powerful, dissident politics.
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Reporting on mass hacks/leaks is enticing but watch: it's actually going to disempower dissent and scrutiny. https://twitter.com/nickconfessore/status/785899181470654464 …
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For example, a suicide attempt was publicized through Podesta indiscriminate dump (Wikileaks tweeted it out). Who will want to be political?
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Indiscriminate destruction of privacy, blurring of lines between corruption & gossip/internal conversation won't bring challenge to power.
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I'm looking at the damage ko ecology of politics; not concerned harm/benefit to Clinton campaign (little of either at this point).
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