A hero would have stayed and faced the consequences of his actions. I dont disagree that what he did was courageous, but I wouldn't go so far as to call him a hero.
@@erikshanks2626 I think, you have to understand. That if you do not know all the details and facts. You can only speculate how something should have been done. Would it be smart for anyone to place themselves into the hands of a government that actively lies to its citizens? That is not an entity you can trust or have faith in. Their interest would immediately be to silence and debunk. Without custody of Snowden they were in a position of not knowing how to spin it. The level of power that is involved could bury you figuratively and literally. Why would anyone knowingl allow this to happen to them? He did make efforts to go through formal channels. It go him nowhere. In a perfect world you could count on honest justice. In the real world that is unreasonable and unrealistic. You said, you consider him a hero. Why do you have so little faith in your heroes? You trust what he did. Why don't you trust his judgment?
@@erikshanks2626 you don't have to be an easy target to be a hero. He honestly did it smart and correctly. Guarantee had he stayed it would have been a repeat of jfk
This reminds me of a quote from the movie V for Vendetta: "People should not be afraid of the government, the government should be afraid of its people."
yes indeed, the constitution of the USA is a document designed to limit the powers of the government, not the other way around, which is why the white house currently is doing its best to destroy amendment after amendment, politicians forget that they have been placed in their roles as public servants, not as slave masters, and we often stand the danger of giving away our liberty and freedom in the guise for improved security, step by step, usually via the creation of an Hegalian dialectic, or false flag event, in order to do something they know will not be sanctioned by the public, they create a problem or ferment an existing one, that will enrage the population to the point where we blindly demand they take action, and it's no surprise that the action they then take, just happens to be what they have been wanting to do, only now we are demanding they do so, and yet again they sanction that we send our brave youth into another war zone or actually remove one more of the established amendments. in the famous words, I remind you of the following "Anyone willing to forego their freedom and liberties in order to gain security will neither get nor deserve either." Today most people fear their governments far more than any other organization operating on the world theater, this is not how we are supposed to be living.
Imagine what the world would be if the majority of us had the selflessness , bravery, and integrity of Edward Snowden. The strength to do what is right no matter the cost. A true hero. Thank you Mr. Snowden. We need more actions of those who can keep the powers that shouldn't be in check.
Think about how many Americans working for the federal government had the same information that Snowden had, and knew the government was just shredding the Constitution every day, and decided their paycheck and pension check was more important than tell the American people? I sadly admit I did, and I knew about a couple of these programs, and we did have some discussions at work about how illegal they were and how we hoped no one would ever find out. Little did we know that when people did find out, most just wouldn't care.
@Ancient Alien - yes he is protected by the Russian and you know the Russian got a copy of everything Snowden has. Putin is not going to let all of that wonderful spy information into his country without him getting a copy. Its just too much valuable information to pass up on.
🤔Most.. whistleblowers. Snowden is an exception though. He planned this all out ahead of time. Thats why hes safe, unlike most others. Their all heros as far as I'm concerned.
@@mattchase2112 I'm sure there is information that he has that he hasn't released yet. Why would he use his whole arsenal? He needs something for when whatever country is protecting him at the time decides he's no longer useful
now the question is he's working with the russian government. the irony is he's living in a country where its people have no freedom to express their opposing opinions. Is he's still a hero if he working with the russian government to spy the us(government and/or americans)?
I can honestly say as an American I believe Edward Snowden to be a absolute hero to not just the American people but to the people of the world because he literally had enough guts to stand up and say listen people this is seriously what's happening and if you don't realize it you need to know. To me that makes him a hero because he saw an injustice against personal freedoms and he stood up and said something about it just as simple as that the only reason why the American government was pissed at him it's because they literally got caught with her pants down and their hand in the cookie jar and they're ashamed about it
Yeah I think Russia and China sure like him to that's the only thing I don't like about the guy he can't be trusted by anyone if you got the guts to rat off your own country what else is he willing to do
I'm glad that he released all this information because it confirmed what a lot of people suspected was going on that they didn't want anybody to know they were doing.
Truly sad so many people let the MSM think for them and are not paying attention to what politicians on both sides are doing to our country, wake up brothers and sisters
you say wake up, but now the news is starting to portray “woke” as “liberal” and “new gen movements” such as race theories. Completely twisting its definition. No one even knows what woke really means anymore they twisted it definition by introducing it to people who never heard of it as something else, indoctrinating. If that makes sense.
The sum of the info in this video: The USA: "Hey, [insert country here], we should totally hook up and work on our relations!" Snowden: "Yeah. I'mma have to stop you right there."
Friends don't violate trust . NSA broke treaty's .not Snowden. the NSA/pentagon are lucky they didn't become a massive war target for the numerous insubordinations that Snowden has revealed so far..
My dad used to write for a police publication. Back in 1988, the police had a van that could be half a block from your house and listen to every conversation, could tell whether heat signatures were from humans or animals and, if you had something crazy like a walk in cooler in your basement and did the whole zen meditation thing, they could still find you by the flutter of your heart. Imagine what they have now. In 2001, I was able to attend a police pursuit school where I heard cops making jokes about 'if people only knew that we know how many people and weapons (and what types of weapons) were in any house/building without setting foot inside of it'. That is, they were until they realized that I had walked into the room. I, having a healthy amount of interest in my freedom, just put my hands up in the typical 'none of my business' pose and said, "Trade secrets are trade secrets. No one will hear about this from me." Which I have, mostly, honored until recently. I'm sure that they're onto bigger and better things by now. It does make you think and wonder though, doesn't it?
@@jessefranco1901 I couldn't agree more. Just fyi, the technologies that I listed are lightyears behind what the military has. Military technologies are only passed down to law enforcement agencies after they have moved on to ones that far exceed the ones that they are passing down.
@@LINKINPARK262 I understand that notion but honestly its there its just not commercial as of yet of course they could have developed just about anything ... especially after the world wars and during then rest follow suit ... the phrase being twenty years ahead means there's no particularly special need to have readily available in mass numbers...
@@mikedeeter2507 bc it’s old news and the only way to change it is to change things at the local level and make it up the ladder. But until Career politicians are out of office and corporations are kept from “influencing” ($$$) legislation in ways that only benefit share holders there’s not much else we can do other than move out of country to show dissatisfaction, but no one wants to do that bc we were either born here and it’s our home or fought their way here to get away from something more outrightly worse. So. It’s a whole lotta do what you can with the cards you’re dealt.
I found out I nearly lived near him as a child. We moved to North Carolina when I was 11 and one of my coworkers (who I have known since then) told me recently that Edward Snowden used to live just a block down from where we did and had only just moved!
I remember when he became the most hunted man by America. However as a non American in a non American country.. it was rather eye opening. And its still an interesting subject. Hes not really in our news here in New Zealand anymore.
He was the Greta of the time . He popped up in news one day . did some stuff and was forgotten in a few months . This is what news does . Watch the next “top story” and how long it circulates and how quickly all reports of said incident disappears and is forgotten.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Edward Snowden: Easily one of the greatest American heroes of our time. When soldiers return from their tour, they can live the rest of their lives freely here at home. Edward Snowden can never come home after his sacrifice for us. He has to live the rest of his life hiding from the greatest empire the world has ever known. There aren't many, if any, people I've ever known that are that level of Patriot.
@@keithharrold7262 Some countries refuse to negotiate with the US nor allow their extradition of individuals accused of US crimes. Some states within the US refuse that privilege to other states within the union. It's still slightly surprising when we (US gov) are perfectly willing to break this law, but uphold another. The inconsistency is not promotive of trust or faith...
@@knifethrower9733 I know this is sarcasm but no one could be on the FBI list. Only if you threaten the kill the president, overthrow the government/president, threaten to kill a world leader, starting a civil war (cough cough trump supporters), leak classified information, and destroying/killing multiple lives/towns or states.
yeah i 100% agree and i'm thankful they're here to let us all know about certain things we should all use to our advantages against these corrupt government officials and world leaders
His actions put our country in a tough spot on the international scene but it's the governments fault for abusing their power Treating your friends like enemies is a good way to turn them into enemies.
I just love how y’all represent Canada when you host episodes! Wearing the Roots Gear, calling it “Grade 3” instead of 3rd Grade - it’s great! I’m down here in Austin, but I love all things Canadian. Can’t wait to visit again! 🇨🇦
that's not all about fb, not too long ago, old fb had `decided' to do away with their facial recognition software which had over 1 billion records on it.
I'm glad he spilled the beans, and I hope he never gets caught. But he did break the law, that's just fact. He revealed highly classified intelligence. But like I said, glad he did it.
Guys, seriously, THIS is why VPNs are so important. But if/when you get one, make to get it outside of the four, five, and nine-eye countries. (Am I right on those numbers, guys?)
We need a lot more of "Snowdens" as our government has no true or even imagined transparency. Eisenhower warned us, we should have really listened. More move toward autocratic and authoritarian government.
We need more video's like this, no, no not of this topic but where you play some bloopers at the end I found that very entertaining. Thumbs up and you got a subscriber without any negitive remarks from me. lol
"However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion." This was a warning from Gorge Washington that the American system would have the negative impact that opposing political parties could have on the country. It's not only time to do so but it is our right to end the American government, they simply have to much power that they need to be stripped of!!!
Miracle At Philadelphia by Catherine Drinker Bowen should be required reading in all high schools. If every voter knew what they were gambling with, things would be so much better in America. Thanks for the Washington quote.
Just like Edward Snowden though I also fear for his life because the whistleblower the truth seekers and the ones who are as transparent as he is and explains everything in such a lovely way I mean in great detail gosh I love him I am surprised he's still alive I hate to say it but usually people that do the things that he has done have a tragic accident but I'm wondering if they're just waiting for everyone's attention to be off of Edward Snowden so that they can then do something to him and not too many people will catch on to what has happened you know so I hope that we all continue to support him and keep our eyes focused on him because he needs our support he's been there for us more than we know
My husband was in his unit but Snowden was more of a desk guy when my hubby was the Intel analyst for the 82nd behind the wire. They never met but it's cool they have the same clearance... Imagine what I know that I can't say... 🤐
You should probably take this down. You're endangering your husband. Also OPSEC is a thing . This is why they tell you never tell your family about your job literally the day you get to AIT
It does absolutely no good to say your husband tells you things he shouldn’t tell you, it’s just a flex that puts your husband in danger. I would be highly pissed if my wife did something like this. If You’re telling the truth then you’re endangering his life.
I have three questions: (1) How much does America spend annually on this "necessary" information collection? (2) Does the NSA outsource information collection to privately-owned corporations? (3) Why can't the NSA protect America"s democracy form Russia?
3) Because certain people in our government are not opposed to Russian meddling. Do you think it’s a coincidence that 6 Republican US Senators went to Moscow on July 4th, 2018?
...or if they decide they need scapegoats...corse you know...we are all just average, unimportant humans who willingly allowed them to collect ALL our information...so yeah...or are we guinea pigs 🤔🤔
@Dozer photography Yeah that’s not true, invasion of privacy wether you have stuff to hide or not is definitely something to worry about. Even innocent things can be twisted and used against you, that’s why it’s best not to talk to police without a lawyer even if you did nothing wrong.
To my NSA agent, this is just a theory. What if they attacked and destroyed the NSA buildings? Would they lose all the data n stuff or do they have back ups?
Great free advertising for Apple lol "Apple, home of the IPhone, the only phone company that Snowden didn't get into " I dunno if that's entirely true but still would be a good advertising slogan lol
99.999% of us are far too insignificant to worry about what the NSA thinks of our inane communications and mundane lives to eavesdrop on hundreds of millions of people who say little more than "sup?" and "HRU?" to eachother, all day, every day.
The info about Verizon that Snowden released is untrue. I worked for Verizon in a capacity that would know if the company were cooperating with such a program, and it simply did not happen. I doubt AT & T cooperated either, if such a request were even made by the NSA. Some of the other things Snowden claimed, via the Guardian are questionable, too, making pretty much everything he said questionable. * I'm not defending Verizon by making this statement. I despised the company and it's the only job I ever quit over ethical reasons, but those reasons had nothing to do with government spying or anything like that. I simply thought they treated their customers and employees like crap and refuse to do business with them, so no, I'm no Verizon employee defending the company. Just wanted to clear the air on a pure falsehood Snowden said.
