For
They provide authentic insight into the past.
Against
They invade personal privacy, even after death.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“Wartime diaries, exile letters, and internment journals challenge official narratives and offer voices that might have been lost to time.”
“Diaries as personal documents open us the window to the lives and emotions of regular people”
“it should not be publicly exposed without a clear instruction”
“They have a right to privacy even after their death.”