posted on Sep, 9 2003 @ 09:47 AM
The government keeps secret to prevent blab-aholics like you folks from posting them up on message boards and giving our technology and strategies to
the bad guys.
And guess what? There are ALOT of people in this country with security clearances (more than a million) who see these secrets on a day-to-day basis.
And you know what? We are glad that these things (for the most part) are classified and that the general public aren't aware of these facts. Why?
Because we value our safety and the safety of our troops on the front lines.
Now I am not going to run up the the flag and start playing Stars and Stripes Forever here, but the simple fact of the matter is that secrets are
classified for a reason. The textbook defenition of US SECRET information is "information which if revealed could cause serious damage to the
national security of the United States". Do you really want this information released? Are you un-patriotic? Are you disloyal? Are you a
friggin' traitor?
Let me clue you in: the government is not composed of tens of thousands of "Cancer Man" types who lie to the general public and trample the
Constitution. Mostly, the US government is composed of average joe's who work 40 hours a week and make less than 75K a year. If you want to
disparage the current Executive Branch and administration, remember that every 4 or 8 years these people are replaced. The vast majority of the
"government" is comosed of loyal, moral, average American citizens who only want to do a good job and earn a decent wage.
Anybody who implies that the government keeps secrets because they enjoy lying or because they are doing something illegal has their HEAD UP THEIR
A$$.