Through the confessional system, the Catholic church spied upon the lives of its congregants. While Latin mass excluded most people who could not speak Latin from an understanding of the very system of thought that bound them.
In the history of Wikileaks, nobody has claimed that the material being put out is not authentic.
WikiLeaks is designed to make capitalism more free and ethical.
Journalism should be more like science. As far as possible, facts should be verifiable. If journalists want long-term credibility for their profession, they have to go in that direction. Have more respect for readers.
Well, I mean, the real attack on truth is tabloid journalism in the United States.
You can either be informed and your own rulers, or you can be ignorant and have someone else, who is not ignorant, rule over you.