The Virtual Interview: Edward Snowden

Posted by khalling 9 years, 5 months ago to Government
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when the government is working contrary to our interest, we have a right to know. Anyone working for the government is compelled to expose it.
SOURCE URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fidq3jow8bc


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  • Posted by freedomforall 9 years, 5 months ago
    Superb interview.

    "We all have a mind. There is a level of incivility and inhumanity that we all can tolerate and then there is one step beyond it that we cannot. And all we have to do is recognize where that line is, recognize what we believe, and commit ourselves not to just believing in it, but to standing for it when it comes under threat."
    ...
    "Companies that are willing to collaborate with any government, to compromise the security of their products and services, do not deserve to be trusted with your data. Because if they will do it for one government they will do it for another government."
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  • Posted by $ jdg 9 years, 5 months ago
    Any official who does not take Snowden's side of things is in violation of his oath of office.

    Still, exposing these bad guys is not enough, because they have no shame. If we can't fight them physically, we need to put the products of our minds where they can't seize them. Or stop producing.
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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 9 years, 5 months ago
    When this story broke, I was staying at a place with cable TV. (Normally I just use the Internet) I flipped through the channels. They played US officials condemning Snowden. Every channel had news anchors falling all over themselves to repeat whatever officials said uncritically. They didn't even make a feeble attempt to appear impartial, didn't even saying something like "we haven't had time to verify independently what gov't officials are saying." They were acting as a the state media outlet. I was really shocked.
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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 9 years, 5 months ago
    Didn't President Bush or President Obama many years ago say something like, "these people at NSA are good Americans, your friends and neighbors. Don't you think if we were asking them to do something wrong, they'd come out and tell the people the truth?"
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    • Posted by $ Mimi 9 years, 5 months ago
      Wasn’t President Obama. He found the NSA to be a mystery. He asked to have the NSA’s role explained to him by Former President Bush (Sr.) when they first met.
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