tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10580643.post6139496220180934062..comments2024-03-25T00:20:45.405-07:00Comments on Miscellanea: Who Gets to Keep Secrets?Gloria Origgihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09581424079977838025noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10580643.post-70145663282782776262021-10-07T02:22:54.327-07:002021-10-07T02:22:54.327-07:00Very thoughtfful blogVery thoughtfful blogBrianahttps://www.brianacooper.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10580643.post-30813000447329470042010-12-09T01:04:42.689-08:002010-12-09T01:04:42.689-08:00Asymmetry is power.
Whether that asymmetry is fou...Asymmetry is power.<br /><br />Whether that asymmetry is found in force, money, information, or something else.<br /><br />Keeping secrets is a means of maintaining asymmetry, that is, of keeping power.<br /><br />If one accepts the above, questioning the right of the <i>other</i> to keep secrets is questioning the legitimacy of the <i>other</i> to hold power.<br /><br />If the secrets that are exposed show an abuse of power, the legitimacy of the holder of power is eroded.gyg3shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295092807711672726noreply@blogger.com