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Explanation and justification

A healthy society thrives on education, transparency and the ability to self-correct.
To do this, it needs courageous people who point out grievances – not those who monitor their fellow human beings.
Whistleblowers are a sign of integrity. Informers are a sign of the rule of fear.

This thesis is a clear plea:
For courageous revelation – against secret denunciation.

What is a whistleblower?

A whistleblower is someone who:

• makes public serious abuses in organizations or governments,
• does not act out of self-interest, but in the public interest,
• often takes great personal risks,
• contributes to transparency and control – e.g. by uncovering corruption, abuse of power, misuse of data, lies or violence.

Examples such as Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange or numerous doctors, scientists and journalists since 2020 show:
Without whistleblowers, there would be no functioning democracy.

What is an informer?

An informer, on the other hand, is someone who:

• secretly collects information about other people,
• passes this information on to governmental or institutional bodies,
• contributes to the surveillance, discipline or exclusion of others,
• is often motivated by reward, blackmail or fear.

Spying systems can be found in totalitarian regimes – from the Gestapo and the Stasi to modern technocratic models with digital denunciation, chat controls, vaccination status reports and social scoring.

Why this distinction is crucial

• Whistleblowers strengthen democracy – they make hidden injustice visible.
• Informers destroy trust – they turn neighbors into enemies.
• Whistleblowers uncover abuse of power.
• Informers serve to maintain power through fear and control.

A society that persecutes whistleblowers and at the same time promotes spying has reversed its values.

Our position

We2030 demands:

• Legal protection and social recognition for whistleblowers
• The end of all spying systems – whether state, school, digital or medical
• Dealing with denunciation campaigns since 2020 (e.g. against unvaccinated people, critics of measures, doctors with dissenting opinions)

Because:

Every society needs whistleblowers – not informers.
Those who inform deserve protection. Those who denounce promote fear.
And where there is fear, the truth remains silent.