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by chalimacos 5712 days ago
Some answers here are striking coming from users of a site called "Hacker News".

"We explore... and you call us criminals. We seek after knowledge... and you call us criminals. We exist without skin color, without nationality, without religious bias... and you call us criminals. You build atomic bombs, you wage wars, you murder, cheat, and lie to us and try to make us believe it's for our own good, yet we're the criminals.

Yes, I am a criminal. My crime is that of curiosity. "
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rick888 5712 days ago
"We explore... and you call us criminals. We seek after knowledge... and you call us criminals. We exist without skin color, without nationality, without religious bias... and you call us criminals. You build atomic bombs, you wage wars, you murder, cheat, and lie to us and try to make us believe it's for our own good, yet we're the criminals."

I've heard this manifesto used many times to defend behavior that is just as wrong.

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rbanffy 5712 days ago
> I've heard this manifesto used many times to defend behavior that is just as wrong.

I am not sure it applies here.

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rick888 5712 days ago
"I am not sure it applies here."

Wikileaks wants to show the world the atrocities of the US military but at the same time, releasing this information may harm those involved. From your statement, you are trying to defend these actions through the hacker manifesto. As if it somehow okay because the information needs to be out there.

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doug11235 5712 days ago
That was written by a kid sitting in jail for computer crimes. NOT the same as Hacker News.
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