Hasnain says:

"What’s more important than the document Winner leaked is that policymakers know there are people below them who will keep them accountable or at least expose them to the world.

Just as employers can’t rely on worker loyalty they haven’t earned, neither can the federal government. Young people were caught up in a post-9/11 nationalist surge, but it ebbed quickly. In 2016, Gallup found adults under 29 least likely to say they were “extremely proud” to be American, with just over a third agreeing. Every other group, including self-identified liberals, was more proud of America than millennials were. If managers in the national security industry think they can count on patriotism to dissuade potential young leakers, they are mistaken. The cycle self-perpetuates as each leak that reveals another government lie or secret makes the state look less trustworthy and leaking information more legitimate."

Posted on 2017-06-11T22:38:41+0000