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RKirchner-Honesty Listening Practice Part 2
by RKirchner - (2011-05-16)
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Part 2:

 

 

Questions:

 

 

1: Should the media be allowed to review topsecret information as in the case of Wikileaks or should such disclosure be considered a crime?

I think that´s difficult to answer. In case of Wikileaks, I think that it was good to publish this diplomatic documents. First of their publish on the website from Wikileaks these documents were checked by 5 big newspapers. The german magazin "Der Spiegel" checked the documents for more than 3 months and so the knowed which documents can be publish and which not. These 5 newspapers and Wikileaks coorporated so that no dangerous information was published. Thats important, because when dangerous and topsecret informations were published, it could be very dangerous for some people. For example which soldier killed Osama Bin Laden. So I think it was good to publish the informations from Wikileaks, because they were checked and there wasn´t a danger for some people. In contrast I´m against publishing from topsecret informations, when the publishing would be dangerous for some people. This would be a crime.

 

2: Should bankers who take huge risks to increase their own fortune and cause gliance severe poverty in lots of property be senten to prison terms?

I think yes, they should senten to prison terms. A lot of people want that their savings are good and secure invested. But the bank buissnes is very difficult to understand and so a lot of people are trusting the bankers. Unfortunatly a lot of bankers are them not telling the truth and so a lot of people lost their money because the banker was´n´t honey. These bankers are liars and I think that liars should get a prison term.

 

3: Are we more or less honest today than in the past?

Dishonesty was and is one of the big problems of our society. That´s the reason why a lot of people are shy and skeptical. But some centuries ago to be honest was a honor. Honesty was more important than today. But today honesty is problem of the education. Some people aren´t educated and so they don´t know that honesty and trust is very important.

 

4: Who is the most honest person you have ever met or ever heard of? 

Answering the question is difficult, because everybody is lieing sometimes. But I think that one of my great-grandfather was one of the honest persons I ever met. He was very trustfull and very honest. Everytimes he teached me that honesty is very important in life and that I have to be honest.