Debate Topic: Is Wikileaks overall more harmful or more beneficial to society?

Wikileaks is basically a website where people everywhere can go online to see the latest news. It is a site meant to leak the truth out. They have “We help you safely get the truth out” in big blue font on their homepage. Many people consider Wikileaks as bad because it reveals stuff that wasn’t meant to be revealed. Well, I think that it is beneficial to society: our democratic society, and societies ruled by corrupted governments.

            America is a free country where the government is ruled by the people, a democratic government. The topic of whether or not political power corrupts those who attains it is related to this debate. If it is a government ruled by the people, then the people should at least know everything that the government is doing. There are no secret from the government and the people. Wikileaks helps keep the government in check. Our government would not be a democracy if the government has their own agenda and the people know nothing about it. It is helpful to us because we are in charge of our country and our government.

            Moreover, in other countries, it might also be helpful too because it gives a little confidence to the people to stand up for themselves and to do something about their corrupted government. It might also be a site that inspires people to keep their corrupted government in check. Just like the recent event of people setting themselves on fire and starting a rebellion because the news of their government was leaked out online. News of how corrupted the government was had been revealed and it angered many people. They couldn’t take it anymore to the point that one person set himself on fire. This might seem bad, but it revealed the truth that wasn’t meant to be kept a secret forever. If the truth wasn’t heard and people continued with their life, many people might suffer to death. It’s better to have people keep their government in check early than later. Worse things could’ve happened to those people if the corrupted government continues to rule. All in all, I think that Wikileaks is helpful to society in maintaining peace and giving people power and confidence.