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In reply to the discussion: Snowden: US would have buried NSA red flags [View all]polynomial
(750 posts)70. He gonna take it to a private eye
What would really be cool, if we the people simply turn this Metadata thing reveled by Snowden into a free public political asset we all can use. Yes, indeedy do
Bo Diddley
too
This is my highway music
What Snowden did is produce the diamond in the rough its up to us to polish it up for a favorable social good. If that diamond ring dont shine we need to clean it up. The same with those computer algorithms should be a public asset. Not just passed around to CEOs or political special committees. All Americans should be able to use this important technology to be able to socially ferret out and eliminate terrorism and extortion by weird political weirdoes.
Music like that seemed to fade away as time passes likewise, from my view important pieces of social responsibility is sublimely hidden for the few. However Snowden with his young honest intuitive insight knew something is wrong but something is good about this technology if used for everyone.
But being secret to exploit the public is absolutely unfair stuff. America our own tax money used against the citizen should set off the alarms of tyranny selfishness. Definitely be examined openly for public debate.
Imagine NSA information circled around through money channels Stock Market people, Bloomberg information computers, Federal Reserve people while the government shutdown was in progress. My argument is and the debate should be opened continued with fever because America witnessed a full blown in your face professional white collar scam. In little time with the insider expertise as Madoff or Martha Stewart, billions are bilked from the treasury openly with intent to deceive.
Knowing messaging and chatter on the communications networks can identify behavior in a way not known before with advantages not having before like being able to tap the American treasury for twenty four billion dollars in lost revenue. Somebody made money from the shut down just how much and who is known only the few the proud the selfish one percenters.
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So what. Most Russians are probably even more ignorant than the kinds of Americans who don't
JDPriestly
Oct 2013
#9
People who are tired of the story shouldn't be the first to post on threads about it.
JDPriestly
Oct 2013
#10
and it's amazing that the people who bemoan the fact that people are talking about him..
frylock
Oct 2013
#26
I'd go farther than that: I don't think Snowden did any good at all, from where the evidence points.
AverageJoe90
Oct 2013
#91
Kicked and recommended, liking or not liking Snowden is irrelevant, he did the nation a service.
Uncle Joe
Oct 2013
#22
Thank you Snowden! Even with the authoritarians and reactionaries fighting to keep the heat off
20score
Oct 2013
#32
Fuck no it doesn't bother me. It bothers me when people pretend he hasn't given up enough already.
20score
Oct 2013
#48
Let's see... doing the right thing and spending the rest of my life in prison..
Luminous Animal
Oct 2013
#57
+1 All these people advocating that he spend the rest of his life in prison...
Luminous Animal
Oct 2013
#56
Your comparing exposing Marysville rape culture to Snowdens revelations
riderinthestorm
Oct 2013
#76
Agreed. But, be prepared for the pro-fascist posts that are guaranteed to follow. n/t
NoodleyAppendage
Oct 2013
#89
Since none of the BS that the people who hate him makes sense, what are there real
punkin87
Oct 2013
#38
Take it one step further & Watergate×10^10 would be perpetrated by 'Tera'ists
Indi Guy
Oct 2013
#104