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02-14-2015, 04:00 AM
http://sputniknews.com/military/20150214/1018252725.html
An entire ballroom of more than 1,000 stood to applaud Edward Snowden as he was introduced at the Students for Liberty convention in Washington, and again after Snowden challenged them to "win" against the government's attempt to expand its own power.
Of the rowdy reception, Snowden, the former contractor who exposed mass surveillance by the National Security Agency, said via Skype "It’s something I'm not used to in a number of different political settings.”
“You guys are going to make me blush.”
— Students For Liberty (@sfliberty) February 13, 2015
Snowden spoke for about 30 minutes including the time to take three questions from the moderator.
Surveillance, a Threat to Democracy
Addressing the libertarian group, Snowden spoke of the need for people to stand up against the government and demand an end to mass surveillance as a way to protect democracy.
“When we think about democracy, we think about the way we interact, the way we control our relationship with the government as a civil society,” he said. “We have to have an even playing field and, at the end of the day, not think about what divides us but about what holds us together.”
— Luke Rudkowski (@Lukewearechange) February 13, 2015
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Without Privacy, everything is subject to approval, thus, a measure of control.
An entire ballroom of more than 1,000 stood to applaud Edward Snowden as he was introduced at the Students for Liberty convention in Washington, and again after Snowden challenged them to "win" against the government's attempt to expand its own power.
Of the rowdy reception, Snowden, the former contractor who exposed mass surveillance by the National Security Agency, said via Skype "It’s something I'm not used to in a number of different political settings.”
“You guys are going to make me blush.”
— Students For Liberty (@sfliberty) February 13, 2015
Snowden spoke for about 30 minutes including the time to take three questions from the moderator.
Surveillance, a Threat to Democracy
Addressing the libertarian group, Snowden spoke of the need for people to stand up against the government and demand an end to mass surveillance as a way to protect democracy.
“When we think about democracy, we think about the way we interact, the way we control our relationship with the government as a civil society,” he said. “We have to have an even playing field and, at the end of the day, not think about what divides us but about what holds us together.”
— Luke Rudkowski (@Lukewearechange) February 13, 2015
...
(Continues on Link.)
Without Privacy, everything is subject to approval, thus, a measure of control.