If secrecy is an object, it can be studied. However by its very nature it us hard to do as it refuses to be intellectualized. This lends to observing secrecy geographically - people are displaced, there are centre’s of information etc.
Secrecy is an art - in fact it is the ultimate aesthetic because it refuses to be intellectualized. Because of this, it is a tool that can esily be exploited by politicians. They can only be understood emotionally and subjectively. This is useful for exploiting the fear of the known unknown Fascism.
How do destroy something that doesn’t exist?
Confidential → Secret (leaks are incredibly rare from here on… few examples = Chelsey Manning, Edward Snowdin, Pentagon papers)→ Top Secret → Special access programs (extremely sensitive information, sensitive compatmented information) People on Earth that can view the entire tree range from 0 to 7.
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