The main feeling I get from european entrepreneurs is that Snowden is a hero but here on hacker news if you read the comment it feels like the opposite. Is it that americans in support for Snowden is afraid to voice there opinion agains the government of fear of having there private life followed and investigated by NSA or have I missed something?
Snowden video from Moscow airport
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#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
Where is he living and sleeping though? On the chairs in the transit area? How does he handle basic logistics such as laundry, personal hygiene etc? I'm imagining that he is staying inside a hotel in the transit area (many airports have those), but if not, my heart really goes out to him.
He's staying rather comfortably at the "V-express" hotel in the transit zone of Sheremetyevo airport. http://www.eng.v-exp.ru/
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#33The main feeling I get from european entrepreneurs is that Snowden is a hero but here on hacker news if you read the comment it feels like the opposite. Is it that americans in support for Snowden is afraid to voice there opinion agains the government of fear of having there private life followed and investigated by NSA or have I missed something?
As an American I've not met anybody afraid of the NSA.
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#34I hope he stays here in Russia. Yes, we as a country are far from the ideals he strives to protect, but it will be difficult to find such country elsewhere in the world. But I'm sure he will find Moscow a cool place to live at least for some period of time.
What do you mean by "such country"? Russia is one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Rich and powerful can steal, murder, imprison opposition, rape with no repercussions. Its science is in the toilet and is getting invaded by the orthodox church. Its industry is in ruins. It's basically running on natural resources now.
I think, in context, he meant it would be difficult to find a country whose practices line up with Snowden's ideals.
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#35The main feeling I get from european entrepreneurs is that Snowden is a hero but here on hacker news if you read the comment it feels like the opposite. Is it that americans in support for Snowden is afraid to voice there opinion agains the government of fear of having there private life followed and investigated by NSA or have I missed something?
You are definitely missing something, because I have seen nothing but "Snowden is a hero" stuff in comments here on Hacker News.
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#36Listen to what he is saying. "Hello. My name is Ed Snowden. A little over one month ago, I had family, a home in paradise, and I lived in great comfort. I also had the capability without any warrant to search for, seize, and read your communications. Anyone’s communications at any time. That is the power to change people’s fates. It is also a serious violation of the law. The 4th and 5th Amendments to the Constitutio…
I wish the world would stop and think about this.
This truth is incredibly important and it isn't being said loud enough. It's being discussed in forums such as this, but not nearly enough by the media.
Anyone out there who can amplify and repeat this statement should do so.
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#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
He's staying rather comfortably at the "V-express" hotel in the transit zone of Sheremetyevo airport. http://www.eng.v-exp.ru/
I'm curious how he's paying for it. Surely the US froze his credit cards/etc by now.
Just a guess but if I were him Id have acquired some bitcoin before leaving. Learning from wikileaks ....
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#38Apparently [1:36] Snowden really is at the Russian airport, unlike some have been speculating [0]. [0] http://world.time.com/2013/07/10/snowden-in-moscow-what-are-...
Where is he living and sleeping though? On the chairs in the transit area? How does he handle basic logistics such as laundry, personal hygiene etc? I'm imagining that he is staying inside a hotel in the transit area (many airports have those), but if not, my heart really goes out to him.
When he left Hong Kong he was accompanied by Sarah Harrison from Wikileaks. She is sitting next to him in the video.