Edward Snowden, after months of NSA revelations, says his mission’s accomplished
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Edward Snowden, after months of NSA revelations, says his mission’s accomplished
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#2This came to mind when I read the title: http://i.imgur.com/bPn53M1.jpg?1
Re: Edward Snowden, after months of NSA revelations, says his mission’s accomplished
#3This came to mind when I read the title: http://i.imgur.com/bPn53M1.jpg?1
Ok, but did you read the article? Snowden is talking about the mission of starting the conversation, which he has done.
“'For me, in terms of personal satisfaction, the mission’s already accomplished,' he said. 'I already won. As soon as the journalists were able to work, everything that I had been trying to do was validated. Because, remember, I didn’t want to change society. I wanted to give society a chance to determine if it should change itself.'”
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#4I wish Snowden would roll up his sleeves and start working on the same problem in Russia, where he now lives, and in China, where he stayed briefly on his way to Russia. His mission has hardly begun.
Re: Edward Snowden, after months of NSA revelations, says his mission’s accomplished
#5> “If I defected at all,” Snowden said, “I defected from the government to the public.”
He can't run til 2020, but I'll cast an early vote now.
Re: Edward Snowden, after months of NSA revelations, says his mission’s accomplished
#6I wish Snowden would roll up his sleeves and start working on the same problem in Russia, where he now lives, and in China, where he stayed briefly on his way to Russia. His mission has hardly begun.
His mission to save the world from itself?
He wasn't born tomorrow.
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#7If the "terrorists" are following this whole story, wouldn't now be a prime time for another attack?
This could have the effect of validating the NSA's activities in many Americans' eyes ("see, the NSA is unable to its job without invading our privacy") and we would see a whole new round of new laws capitalizing on Americans' fears of terrorists (which means their terrorism succeeded).
Re: Edward Snowden, after months of NSA revelations, says his mission’s accomplished
#8I wish Snowden would roll up his sleeves and start working on the same problem in Russia, where he now lives, and in China, where he stayed briefly on his way to Russia. His mission has hardly begun.
That really sounds like a lot to ask of one person!
Re: Edward Snowden, after months of NSA revelations, says his mission’s accomplished
#9I wish Snowden would roll up his sleeves and start working on the same problem in Russia, where he now lives, and in China, where he stayed briefly on his way to Russia. His mission has hardly begun.
By his revelations, Snowden made the NSA activities a matter of political debate. That was his mission. In both Russia and China, citizens are very well aware of shady government practices. Their problem is already political, not one of awareness.
Re: Edward Snowden, after months of NSA revelations, says his mission’s accomplished
#10If the "terrorists" are following this whole story, wouldn't now be a prime time for another attack? This could have the effect of validating the NSA's activities in many Americans' eyes ("see, the NSA is unable to its job without invading our privacy") and we would see a whole new round of new laws capitalizing on Americans' fears of terrorists (which means their terrorism succeeded).
True. Which might suggest that "the terrorists" aren't nearly the perfect, rational villains we paint them out to be.