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In reply to the discussion: Jimmy Carter issues statement on Snowden. "America no longer has a functioning democracy" [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)Als Lichtblick nannte Carter hingegen den Siegeszug moderner Technologie, die etwa in den Ländern des Arabischen Frühlings für demokratische Fortschritte gesorgt hätten. Genau diese Entwicklungen werden durch den NSA-Spähskandal aber gefährdet, da wichtige US-Internetplattformen wie Google oder Facebook dadurch weltweit an Glaubwürdigkeit verlieren.
Carter called the triumphs of modern technology that provided democratic progress in Arab countries during the Arab Spring a glimmer of hope. It is precisely these developments that the NSA are endangered by the spying scandal in that important US programs such as Google or Facebook lose their credibility worldwide due to it.
As for the deal the father is trying to arrange, how in the world could Snowden enforce it? Why would the government keep such a promise?