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現代における当局(注:政府・官僚機構等)の権力の増大によって生じている最悪の事態の一つは,公的機関による真実の隠蔽と虚偽の流布である。・・・どうやら、当局は,自分たちの大義が自由な議論という試練を耐え抜くことができるという十分な信念をもはや持っていないようである。
One of the worst things resulting from the modern increase of the powers of the authorities is the suppression of truth and the spread of falsehood by means of public agencies. ... Apparently the authorities no longer have sufficient belief in the justice of their cause to think that it can survive the ordeal of free discussion.
Source: Bertrand Russell: Symptoms of Orwell's 1984,(1954)..
More info.:https://russell-j.com/beginner/1070_SoO-080.HTM
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政府や地方行政府のような公的機関であれ、マスメディアであれ、最近、真実の隠ぺいがいろいろ明らかにされつつあります。もちろん、昔から公的機関による真実の隠ぺいはよくありましたが、最近になって、いろんな分野での真実の隠ぺいが非常に多く指摘あるいは暴露されつつあるように思われます。
森友事件もその一つですが、石破政権は森友関係文書の全面的公開を決定しました。しかし、自殺に追い込まれた赤木俊夫さんに関係する一番関心がもたれている文書だけは公開されないらしく、政府に対する不信感は消えません。安倍総理(故人)や総理夫人にとって不都合かも知れない資料の公開には旧安倍派の強い抵抗があり、実態解明は進みません。与野党が拮抗していて、いつ政権交代するかも知れないという緊張感がなければ、こういった政府がつく嘘はいつまでたっても明らかになりそうもありません。いや、政権交代が行われるようになっても、官房機密費などの支出などは永久に隠されたままになりそうです。
Whether it is public institutions such as the government and local administrations or the mass media, various cases of truth concealment have recently been coming to light. Of course, truth concealment by public institutions has been common for a long time, but it seems that in recent times, an increasing number of such cases across various fields have been pointed out or exposed.
The Moritomo Gakuen scandal is one such case, and the Ishiba administration has decided to fully disclose the related documents. However, the document that attracts the most attention, related to Mr. Toshio Akagi, who was driven to suicide, apparently will not be released, and distrust toward the government remains. There is strong resistance from the former Abe faction against the disclosure of materials that may be inconvenient for the late Prime Minister Abe or his wife, and the full truth remains unclear.
As long as the ruling and opposition parties remain closely matched, creating a sense of tension where a change of government could happen at any time, the lies told by the government may eventually be uncovered. However, even if power alternates between parties, certain expenditures, such as those from the Cabinet Secretariat's secret funds, are likely to remain hidden forever.