Lawrence Lessig Interviews Edward Snowden

[@creemeeontop]

If people still question Snowden's motives, they should ask themselves the following question : What did he left behind by going public? The answer : his own security, his whole career, his country, his family, his friends, his reputation, basically, his whole life. Most of us wouldn't even have the courage to let one of these go in our own lives. In my opinion, he's more than a hero. He's someone who chose to put aside his own interests for the collective well-being of mankind. Whatever your opinion on him, and regardless of the consequences for the secret services, we all have to agree that it took guts to do what he did. If only 1 out of 1000 americans could be that honest and stand for what they believe in, the USA could regain its position has the most admired country in the world (instead of the most hated one). He stood for himself and all of us in order to denounce the abusive use of our collective power. Respect!

[@marcaudet6474]

+Eric Thivierge What have you been drinking? Sacrifice, really??? About his own security, he was certainly concerned because he knew that if he ran to our enemies, they would protect him. About his whole career, he apparently made it gainful by going to Russia. About his country, he considered a communist regime to be where his allegiance lay. His family, probably had a love/ hate relationship with them and his own selfishness got the best of him. His reputation, did not have one until he got all this publicity. His whole life, just where he chose to be, spending it with his fellow comrades. If he had truly sacrificed, he would have never ran, but he is a coward, and did not want to face the consequences of his treason. He is no martyr and has no integrity as you described, but just a self indulgent pompous weasel who deserves no respect.

[@creemeeontop]

Thanks for your comments. Say hello to Donald Trump for me.

[@marcaudet6474]

+Eric Thivierge Your welcome. And so you like Donald Trump. Well, when you get to visit your fellow coward/ comrade, Snowden, advise him to watch his six, while you're kissing his ass.

[@marcaudet6474]

LOL, You seem to be going off the deep end with Trump. You seem to read into things that were never said. When is the last time you got yourself checked out at the local sanitarium? As for perfection and your man child coward, Snowden, he is your perfect communist minion. You are obviously ignorant about the cyber wars that have been ongoing since the mid 80's. Don't worry though, you're not the only one. There are many more like you, delusional and vulnerable to stupidity. If your small minded perception is that the U.S. has such dark sides, they're much darker in Russia, China, Iran, North Korea and all those other mental midget countries that advocate rule of law by way of communism, socialism and terrorism. In the eyes of mind numbing indoctrinated victims as yourself, you are truly a victim in your mind.

[@marcaudet6474]

LOL, Alfina I'm laughing at and with you, ya flaming silly putty. Do you have a clue as to what you are talking about. You obviously are not a worldly person. There are shadowy, clandestine and criminal groups all over the world, who want to bring down our system of democracy and free market system. I'm not certain as to whom you are preaching. But here is the big picture and why Snowden caused the U.S. Government, private sector and it's citizenry and the citizenry of our allies such great harm. He made available to the Russians and the Chinese and other hostile governments ways to hack into our technology systems more aggressively, compromising all of our financial and personal privacy. And, you have not a clue as to what initiated these surveillance programs from your useless diatribe above Bad guys, that's right, not the U.S. Government, but those whose interests have been to undermine our military and economic superiority, and national security. And, for us to defeat these bad guys in the cyber world, a good offense makes for a good defense. An aggressive offense will only help us to deter the damage attempted by our enemies. As for clever arguments, nothing clever about them. I was not indoctrinated like yourself to think only in a conspiratorial mindset (your way). All you have stated is a regurgitated opinion and talking points based on what others of the far left or far right have said without any proof of intent. All I'm saying, is from life experience, that of which has taught me to adapt, to work hard, to become a contributing law abiding citizen to my community and country, and profitable, sharing my God given wealth with those in need. And please don't lecture me about courage, you seem to have no clue as to the meaning. So Alfina, truly, without twisting your panties into a rope, are you a friend or foe?

[@kujobuford]

An American Hero :) GIVE THIS MAN A PRIZE!!!!

[@pokergirlsam6127]

He can't get an award until he take out innocent countries

[@Ty-qv3ml]

@@pokergirlsam6127 fuck off.

[@midnightsun2085]

I feel honored to say that I am alive during a time for such heroes to go out of their way to expose and shed light on government, surveillance, and privacy.

[@loujcrucreations8358]

This guy lawrence is trying to warp the perspective of the public.... Notice how he tries to make this illegal surveillance sound legitimate

[@RacerRookie]

Surveilence isn't illigal... And if you arent up to anything then you've nothing to hide right?

[@midnightsun2085]

@@RacerRookie that is the most stupidest argument I've ever heard. Its like saying "I don't mind my speech to be monitored because I know I am not gonna say anything".

[@ajl2232]

Age of aquarius

[@jamesstokley1633]

Looking back at growing up , I am so grateful that my father told me and my siblings. "Right is right,wrong is wrong and the truth will stand when the world is on fire". Hundreds of times. And I'm grateful to have had a mother who taught us to hate lies and telling lies. I feel like I can understand a lot of what edward says. Knowing that deceit is what has caused this world so much needless pain and if humanity wants a better present or possible future it begins with awareness and truth. The continuation of deceit only produces the same results it always has. If nothing changes,nothing changes.

[@sewellanne]

Amazed that they trusted a Google product for this interview.

[@nibblrrr7124]

Why? It's a public event that was goint to be published on a Google site afterwards anyway. (If you're concerned about your privacy or corporate secrets in videocalls, use a Jitsi server - preferrably one you control, but public ones work fine too. The Signal app also has high-quality video calls between mobile devices.)

[@dominic9028]

Edward Snowden is a very intelligent man. He is very well spoken and really seams to have a grip on what his agenda is. I think our government is worried about what information he all has, but I don't think he would release any sensitive information. I believe he has the best interest of our country in mind otherwise he could have done real damage to the NSA, CIA, FBI, etc. I like how Obama calls him a 29 year old hacker when Edward is immensely more intelligent than Obama or most presidents are/were.

[@freedomjim2634]

***** couldnt agree with you more! A HERO indeed!

[@justgivemethetruth]

Why doesn't Snwoden really understand what is going on then, if he is really so much smarter than Obama? He does not see the necessity for these programs, or how the world has changed because of technology. He talks about this shadowy high up elite that he says have created a culture of less accountability. I don't think this is true, it's just that we see more of them now because of technology. They will do anything but explain themselves to us, because that is not the level at which representational democracy works in America. We have a great need to know country, and until someone thinks of a better way to do things, that is what we are stuck with - that is the American empire expanding across the globe. Certainly measurably better than any other empire, but there is no way the productive people of the world are going to back the retreat of the American empire because it would mean the advance or Russia, China or the inchoate Islamic Caliphate. No one wants any of those options, and the American system is pretty good for most people, but, yes, hardly perfect. If we/you want perfect, think it up, explain it, try to get people to buy into it, try to bring about change. Not so easy is it. So, we stick with what has worked.

[@dominic9028]

You just described the fall of the Roman Empire. We are mimicking this scenario to the T.

[@justgivemethetruth]

Dominique Haupt Before you go invoking the Roman Empire, why don't you go learn something about it? Read a book or something. Watch a documentary. The parallels between the US and the Romans are almost non-existent. The Roman Empire did not have a rule of law, democracy, an industrial economy, aircraft carriers, ... I could go on and on. The Romans were brilliant for their day, but they have neighbors that wore them down over time. We have no such neighbors, and we have a fair trade system that treats our supposedly conquered lands fairly, unlike the Romans. You have a lot to learn.

[@dominic9028]

As long as you believe that.

[@robertstar8517]

We need more people like Edward Snowdan - intelligent with a conscience.

[@stealthbomb6057]

Snowden for president if he ever gets pardoned lol

[@melisaannekite-ungs1602]

Not an entirely bad idea...

[@HeartsofSound]

The thing that bugs me the most about NSA surveillance is that the public has no right to access that data to prove their own innocence when falsely accused. Think of the legal implications if you knew that you were in a particular location when a crime was committed and knew that if you could access NSA data to prove your location you'd be found innocent. Or if you could access recorded phone records to prove that someone had launched a credible threat against you and needed protection... the list goes on. The point is the NSA data collection scheme has yet to demonstrate public usefulness of the data OR they are lying about just how useful it is to them. I don't think the government should have the capability of using data to attack individuals unless it also gives them the right to defend themselves with unredacted access to data that may prove your innocence. Problem is there is no accountability on the part of the NSA to allow us to know if we are getting genuine data about us. They hide behind the excuse of national security but I think it goes way beyond that. With no accountability it's pretty much up to our imaginations as to what they do with that data and there is no disinterested body to verify the use and purposes of that data. No doubt large interests like the Rothschilds ownership of controlling interesting in 80 percent of the worlds largest corporations have access to this data if they want it. I find that troublesome.

[@elizabethdiane3679]

Perversion of justice

[@michaelbunner7387]

Yes sir I put a comment that u may find quite revealing in comments section of this video. Also I find that in regards to Ukraine crisis our representatives of government ie biden ,blinkin,Austin Pelosi schumer as well as most other seem to not only function in lock step but to function largely as drones without any capacity for independent thought . That screams incapacity to me Incapacity to function as a representative of the people or the country for their best intrest. This seems to be indemic to how thease people function as our representatives and in our name. This historical evidence is right in front of us and goes back at least to the end of ww2 and in fact much farther if researched . I apologize for the rant but don't feel like we the people have any representation which under the constitution and the declaration of independence leaves the citizen to only one option and one conclusion

[@bertuchijethro3534]

So calm and impressively eloquent

[@nicolasn.kaminsky5232]

amazing bright young man - actually thanks to him I understand how American government functions much more now, and I am blown away that I can learn that in just a few of his interviews and we were never taught this understanding in schools. Its almost as if our democracy failed - and low education of the people is now a guarantee of democracy.

[@alexanderchenf1]

I thought he was just a nerd before. Now he has blown my mind by being an sophisticated elite yet with high conscience.

[@MaryAnnMsbl34]

I am surprised he had family working for the govt.

[@ajl2232]

@@MaryAnnMsbl34 why

[@TheToltec]

I made comments on here 3 years ago against snowden... I now realize i was completely wrong...snowden is awesome and is a courageous and heroic person...i won't take down the other comments so people can read them..but i was incorrect and setting the record straight

[@autohmae]

upvote from me, for personal growth. Again showing how collect everything forever is not a good thing. We should be judged by who we are now instead of who we are many years ago

[@davidoaikhena4380]

That’s what Truth does! 3 years after you were against him, The truth is finally NAKED!

[@FFXIshibaa]

Truth prevails

[@catbuffalo]

"If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing worry about." How about you uncle sam?

[@Аннанасене-й3ч]

It's theory of police state. And line of book 1984

[@cathleengilliland1694]

@@Аннанасене-й3ч that should be required reading and discussion at least starting with middle school but the “supposed powers that be “ will never ever allow that. It may be important to note that book came out during the protest movement against a tyrannical government. History repeating itself once again.

[@angelaevans6580]

the government of ours was unnecessarily nosing on people who were doing nothing wrong basically, he felt this wrong, i have not read his book as i have no money, i am a whistle blower and they just want to kill you, for telling on them while they can do whatever they want, as is worse now with Joe Biden as evil wolf in sheeps clothing fake President, bush, obama, clintons, shumar and mcconnell and china are his puppet masters, remember on his own for the new world order satan wants is lie after lie after lie, he can cheat an election and do no wrong, whatever he wants even steal money from tax payers thats us the american people, destroy our lives with covid planned before kissenger, and vaccine too, china is only taking the blame for the income of the fake 5g controlling cancer causing on telephone and light poles all over the world, the shift you feel is Bill Gates the owner of the Health Care System that Donald Trump had already saved us from......our Creator Father God, his son Jesus who paid for our sins, (forgiveness) and the Holy Spirit that you pray to fill you to open up the words of the Holy Bible kjv to open your eyes and soak in what you can and learn how God's very special personality is for us....things are gonna change i am hoping, dont shake your fist at God, satan will then prounce on you.

[@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633]

@@angelaevans6580 Wow! You've really swallowed it all. The election was not stolen. Trump lost. You live in LalaLand.

[@mathieu.arsenault]

@@Аннанасене-й3ч Pomo. Ooop on

[@francoaletto192]

He’s a very smart man and this is the type of man we need as leaders in this country

[@tomwells6499]

Snowden gets more impressive - I wasn't positively impressed at all at first - but I'm starting to look at him like a hero - way different than when he first blip-ed my radar.

[@freedomjim2634]

the peoples champ! he is a hero.

[@Regi254.]

Just learning his story. I think we need more great ppl just like him.

[@Kane-ib5sn]

The real question is: 'Who brings the U.S. government to justice, when they break the law; whether it is a crime against humanity, war crime, or other...and the U.S. government does horrific things...with drone strikes, nuclear bombs, napalm, or torture...' The answer is: no one...and, that is as scary an answer as there is...power corrupts, ultimate power corrupts ultimately.

[@karry299]

Dont worry, it was always a destiny of USA to burn in atomic fire.

[@sugarayofsunshine]

I don't understand why they don't embrace the brilliance of the people who challenge?????

[@jahrah7754]

Problem : He's an honourable & principled critical thinker - so no place for him in any government/ administration then !

[@Sunset553]

Ray Lehto It is not in the self-interest of the individuals in power to elevate those who are more intelligent than they are.

[@Indusxstan]

This man is why the most insidious parts of the Patriot Act were repealed. He is a true hero !

[@inurafacititia7352]

For those who can't hear this very well (as if he's talking in a cave or tunnel) - just after 19 minutes - this problem is fixed. The sound is levelled and all is well with the interview.

[@dorothyknable1]

Snowden mentions James Risen who writes amazing books. I'm grateful this young man blew his whistle.

[@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633]

@@jamartin888 Was not a hoax.

[@gloriaoatman1646]

Bravo to you for intelligently speaking up. GOD bless you!

[@Karmiangod]

Edward Snowden is one of the smart that I've ever seen. I hope he's doing well right now.

[@lansky52]

He is making millions doing speeches and Russia likes what hes doing. Enemy fight an enemy. So they let him live freely in Russia.

[@JemDreamz]

@@lansky52 what if he actually is in charge of it cus he out smarted what he wasn't supposed to be able to?

[@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633]

@@lansky52 thousands

[@TM-qz8mg]

Many thoughts and questions, but here are a few points: 1) Do we, as humans, still have the right to decide in what kind of society do we want to live in, and how to go about that? 2) what is the purpose of a law system and which one do we need now? (is it about providing orderly infrastructure for a fair, prosperous and dynamically balanced society? or is it about the legitimacy and stability provided by a theoretical statement that is inapplicable in reality?), 3)should surveillance and spying be on a slippery slope or rather restricted, so as to carry on with further global human development? 4) is it a problem of national and international law incompatibility? Or just a generalized human rights violation that are the consequences of cumulative errors from past events?

[@tsreasonify]

1) I think I do 2) To regulate society, we need a just one. It is partly about providing order and infrastructure. But it is also partly about establishing truth. 3) Ideally restricted, in reality humanity needs to be better educated about information technology and private citizens should take private steps to anonymise their data. 4)It is a problem of too high complexity for most of humanity to be able to understand the problem. Also a problem of information about the problem not being revealed (and verified by an expert) to the public, which is what Snowden changed. What you say about a cumulative error is also correct. For me it seems rather a logical outcome of the legalization of using money as a means of free speech. The corruption at the very heart of the United States policy making machine. Direct money transfer form industry to policy makers, giving already wealthy individuals and companies an obvious advantage on the marketplace. If you are able to invest money to pay off a few politicians to ensure laws that benefit you through subsidies or tax breaks or to damage competitors (what is done to tesla right now). Supposedly, the United States market is free, but it is obviously not. This is what is hurting the US economy the most. The US is still the largest economy on the planet. If I cannot trust them to play fair, it incentivizes me to play unfair as well. Went off on a bit of a ramble here, but I am glad to see another person also thinking about these problems. This is our time. We are the makers of our future.

[@TM-qz8mg]

Signal/noise = specificity, that’s a natural law that is empirically demonstrated, and too much background reduces efficiency leading to either an alternate fact or even a limbo with real consequences.

[@johnrockwell5834]

Do you believe they are paying attention to youtube comments?

[@TM-qz8mg]

John rockwell maybe they don't read them, but for now it is all one can do and hope that wakes them up. I'm using the internet for learning purposes and to understand why there are so many odd things happening, and I make some comments occasionally, but I'm not into making networks.

[@ZachTheRantingGuy]

Long live Edward Snowden! Thank you Edward Snowden for exposing the wrong doings of the U.S. government to us Americans and to the whole world. I salute Mr. Snowden :) God bless him! Hope he lives in peace and happiness.

[@marcaudet6474]

+Zachary Gafanhao; well defined as a traitor. Thanks for the picture. We'll now know not to hire you within the confines of national security and the intel community.

[@reyguilas3093]

Thank you.God bless you...

[@kevinchrlt2011]

Here's the question, should Bush and Obama be arrested for treason?

[@pokergirlsam6127]

Yes and all the people that conspired with. That's everyone lol they all crooked. And rhe good ones don't make a dent ...I called them the pussy big mouth

[@elizabethdiane3679]

Yes

[@IvoMiller]

YES absolutely

[@georgeins.c.494]

YES

[@crusader2.0_loading89]

The man is a hero, now pardon him and free Julian Assange!

[@79898325]

Really nice, thanks for the upload.

[@cleekersneaker]

thanks for making this video available. In the future, the audio of the person speaking over the internet should be recorded directly as opposed to by miking the room.

[@francoaletto192]

And I would like to add on to my first comment he is definitely 100% honest

[@rapauli]

Time to discuss the battleground of political martyrdom. Obtusely at the end - 58:00. All that the US govt can do is let him play out his words. And for his part, all he can do is present the issues, they become more important with time.

[@ze_chooch]

I'm wondering if Edward Snowden is the face of a larger group of people. His speech has been flawless since the first interview. Does anyone have any information that could add to this idea? I found a few articles on Google, but they're only speculative.

[@emouad1]

this guy handles himself better than someof the presidential candidates

[@ekincetinkaya9103]

I support Edward SNOWDEN. He is a hero

[@pd9605]

These BRAVE and CORRECT human beings who have been persecuted, prosecuted and FORCED from their lives and homes are the REAL heroes and REAL people and REAL journalists KNOW it. THANK YOU to EACH FREE MIND & TRUTHFUL VOICE!

[@clevelandaugustusdodge5274]

LAWRENCE LESSIG INTERVIEWS EDWARD SNOWDEN Published on 23 Oct 2014 HLS Professor Lawrence Lessig interviewed Edward Snowden at Harvard Law School on Oct. 20. Category Education Licence Standard KZbin Licence

[@Totcali]

Snowden worked for a Defense Contractor assigned to 3 Letters Classified! He was NOT an Employee of the Intelligence Government Agency!

[@inurafacititia7352]

At 30 minutes into - E.Snowden mentions in passing - the "Nash Equilibrium" idea/theory. Well, you can look that up (Google, Wikipedia, Etc.) and you may have a better grasp on his ideas. Just a passing thought....

[@justgivemethetruth]

America, that is, those upper level actors at the level Snowden has depicted, are all about directing money to people they "like". It is really as simple as that. If you direct money to the needy you can do good, but it is as likely that you will have problems at some later stage if you empower the families of people like say Michael Brown. There is no reason and it makes no sense to do that. It does make sense to keep an eye on people and families like that because they can replicate, that is, they can make more of themselves, and most costs for society as a whole, in wasted social services, wasted education, prisons, more police costs, and more liabilities for everyone else as they might become victims of crime. I am glad Snowden revealed what he knows, because a lot of Americans don't really think about this and do need to know and consider what it is all about. This is not about harassing productive law-abiding Americans, and we should all know that. Where has that happened?

[@georgeins.c.494]

I would LOVE a chance to work for and with the government of The United States 🇺🇸! Former retired DOD contractor and was super proud to work on the military bases. Great bunch of people. Support our 20 million veterans 100%

[@kavabean]

Snowden points out that that there are finite resources and that mass surveillance has been extremely ineffective for targeted adversaries (boston bombers) and for finding terrorist attacks in general. This presupposes that the _goal_ of mass surveillance is to protect us from these low probability events/people. But the mass surveillance program might have other goals and it might be excellently suited for those. In particular for recognising and thereby influencing public opinion, managing a campaign, monitoring influence and demographic of politically adversarial movements. Given how extraordinarily ineffective it is at its presumed task we can either assume monumental ineptness (which is indeed possible) or we can look at alternative hypotheses and look for evidence supporting them.

[@RobWGibbons]

Can't believe he used Google+ for an interview.

[@SimonChengHK]

List of Video Conference using in multi-national corp listed in stock exchange except Google+ Acano AddPac: VC series, HVC series systems (South Korea) Aethra: X-Line series (Italy) astTECS Raal systems Appear.in: HTML5 videoconferencing Audisoft Technologies : Frontline HD, Fronline Communicator FC03 (Canada) AVer Information: HVC330, H300 (Taiwan) Huawei: TP Telepresence series (China) Konffa.com: Konffa.com (Estonia) LG-Nortel: LVP series PSTN, ISDN and IP videophones (South Korea) Librestream: Onsight (Canada) Magor: HD-Duo, HD-Trio (Canada) Panasonic: VC500 (Japan) Sony: PCS systems (Japan) StarLeaf: Ad-hoc and scheduled conferencing on the StarLeaf Cloud platform (UK) swyMe TrueConf: TrueConf Terminal (Russia) even ZTE chinese corp is better that google+ for Secure VC +MPLS + VSAT network recombu.com/digital/news/zte-video-conferencing-brings-the-office-home-digital-home_M10509.html

[@nibblrrr7124]

Why? It's a public event, and was going to be uploaded to a Google site anyway. Nothing is trustworthy unless it's open-source and under your control. Jitsi has become pretty great nowadays, and for more casual videocalls Signal works great.

[@007supertime]

Free Snowden, he should ran for office.

[@alvinthai5237]

OMG! I love Snow

[@Chelsea-888]

Edward snowden, you are my hero!:)

[@marcaudet6474]

+qiongyao he, you are the true definition of a mindless coward.

[@ndubz3635]

+Marc Audet and you are a mindless product of what this governments wants lol what he did was good they are violating our constitutional rights

[@mege3332]

Wow. Lawrence Lessig is my hero.

[@jonward7216]

THANK YOU HERO!!!!!!!!

[@jaevonclay7708]

im with. snowden. he. told. the. truth. about. whats. going. on. in. life. stay. free. snowden.

[@worldpeacepatriot9448]

Edward Snowdon has the intelligence , sensitivity and knowledge in politics , the sciences , society, history , geography , economic systems , ideologies and propaganda , etc ; that with his collective wisdom , honesty and integrity ought to be returned as a hero to his U S. Homeland and supported as a viable candidate for the nations Presidency ! HE HAS THE RIGHT STUFF !

[@andrewvincentshortall6306]

Scope. Under a sub-program of MYSTIC codenamed SOMALGET, the NSA is actively recording and archiving the content of "virtually every" phone call for thirty days. ... A representative of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) criticized the program, stating that the NSA now has the ability to record anything it wants to.

[@cbocity8457]

I half expected him to bust out with a rendition of "It's not easy being green".

[@IvoMiller]

That song is on my you tube video IvoMonroeMiller. It’s FREE

[@IvoMiller]

It’s one of the most downloaded songs of all.

[@yowzephyr]

I would like to see Sen. John McCain debate Edward Snowden. Snowden would run intellectual circles around McCain as McCain tried to tag Snowden as a traitor. McCain would get so frustrated and angry that he'd probably break a tooth clenching his jaw.

[@marcaudet6474]

+yowzephyr: You know, if you and I had a debate, not only would I be running intellectual circles around you, but you would then probably accuse me of having used enhanced interrogative techniques, leading to dizzy spells, vomiting, and a nervous breakdown you coward.

[@yowzephyr]

+Marc Audet So from what little I wrote you have determined that you are vastly superior to me intellectually and that I am a coward. I'll jump to conclusions too then, and determine that that makes you a silly hothead. Which is why you jump to the defense of McCain. Silly hotheads have gotta stick together.

[@blackmarketlightbulbs6321]

ONE QUESTION for you Larry. Just WHAT were you doing at the Bilderburg meeting in 2013 a few months before you started NH 'Rebels'...(on May 1st) ??????????? PLEASE enlighten us.

[@IasonIsrael]

Is there a transcript for this?

[@IvoMiller]

Lawrence Lessing raised One Million Dollars to be in the Debates. HE WAS STILL DENIED. WTF?

[@rwongusa]

The difference between Manning and Snowden is that Manning just dumped everything to wikipedia. Snowden went through channels and released relevant information that was damning.

[@pagola]

+Innoculate and went to russia and told them everything

[@SickMetalAddict]

+Paul Agola He didn't, they interrogated him, they trapped him in an airport for a month so he does that, he was determined not to tell them.

[@daman7167]

Paul Agola 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@FFXIshibaa]

@@pagola kerry and then vice president Biden made every effort to prevent any country from taking him, he wasn't going to Russia, he wanted south America, Biden and kerry kept him in Russia

[@ashspeaking7910]

Any whistleblower is hero. Period!

[@joshual5758]

I wonder if the NSA monitors who watches this video?

[@雷李-b6n]

edward snowden is so handsome

[@Leon_liang]

More than a hero! respectfully

[@TheHjalmar52]

BRAVE-OH!

[@joanie2063]

Swonden is Great❤ I love it. He deserve, so much more! Our Country's (Gov) is so corrupt, look at 2020 what a joke!

[@hkpd2976]

Snowden for president, Go whistle blowers shine the light of truth, and wisdom.

[@jamesstmanhattan]

You can't go wrong with a hoodie!

[@carlosenriquemontoyazapata9386]

Hola Snowden ,¿ Como estas ? Desde colombia

[@defacto_8840]

Why didn’t Glenn publish all the stories?

[@marinagiancoli]

Hello, I am a Brazilian doing a documentary about Internet. Could we use this video considering creative commons?

[@abubakar31]

+Marina Pita go rigth ahead

[@janglass8219]

Uh...terrorism is not a law enforcement issue at it's core. It is currently a common form of warfare, which is a national security issue.

[@mrlover4310]

Your country needs you..... speak the truth....

[@nancywitmer5214]

The first time I noticed removing the power of the public was in Wisconsin 2011.

[@MrZerausogaitnas]

Is he reading something to his right? like on his desk or something

[@Dania34]

He's like the Harry Potter of the digital world :)

[@HeinrichChristiansen]

It is my impression that the more power an entity has the more it is usually abused for the good of the entity. I name it the entity because it can be everything and everyone in the world who can gain more and more power and eventually this entity develops madnes of greatness (I don't know if it's correctly translated (Google Translator failed) - Anyway - If you get so powerful that you think you are above all laws then it's really really bad and in time becomes more and more destructive and corruptive (as you know everyone can be bought for a price). This massive power is no good for everyone in the world exactly because it is ever so often abused so in that sense - I'm glad that snowden and Assange and of course other have the guts to stand forward ain order to stob this abuse of power.

[@HeinrichChristiansen]

.. continued - Very well said Snowden - It is exactly to give the public a chance to know what is going on and to be part of it. I believe in the truth and when I am to decide something I listen to all parties before I come with a conclusions.

[@marcaudet6474]

+Heinrich Christiansen: a new definition for dumb ass

[@HeinrichChristiansen]

+Marc Audet He he - It takes one to know one ;)

[@marcaudet6474]

+Heinrich Christiansen LOL, back at you.

[@hbear1978able]

Edward Snowden, IT support guy, saying he knows intelligence is like a Harvard custodian saying he/she knows Professor Lawrence's everyday research and teaching methods. Unless the custodian is the guy from Good Will Hunting, but clearly Edward Snowden isn't a genius.

[@Tammabukku742]

SLAVE. A person who is wholly subject to the will of another; one who has no freedom of action, but whose person and services are wholly under the control of another. Webster. One who is under the power of a master, and who belongs to him ; so that the master may sell and dispose of his person. of his industry, and of his labor, without his being able to do anything. have anything. or acquire anything, but what must belong to his master. Civil Code La. art. 35. This is why, and still to this day. Pale face steals from us, While we work, on their slave plantations. Entertainment, sports, labor, sex slaves, drugs. ect.... Amen

[@dilligaf24824]

The meaning of words can never be divorced from the activity and behavior of the language user. This man is not a hero; he is prophetic!

[@nmjime5560]

When a was being gaslit by b, a saw b’s words didn’t match b’s manipulative actions.

[@straydog02]

Watch the KZbin video.. Edward Snowden: Controlled Opposition or Double Agent?

[@Anonymous8317]

The fact he’s still wanted……that should tell you something.

[@juliegarcia3598]

Sad only 74 499 views!! striking example... pass it on guys!! CRUTIAL !!

[@rkpetry]

I suppose had I been in that ethics lab class I'd have asked, "Were you ever asked or told to do something constraining you or leading to an act of treason for you, to do it, knowing what you know, that was not a direct suborning-to...?" (HLS is one strange school describing their "conference celebrating the the of the Edmond J. Safra Lab on Institutional Corruption" sic.)

[@finnbathgate6187]

Edward Snowden looks like a motion capture npc behind the scenes video ted talk

[@QuizmasterLaw]

A Prime example of Ladder Theory...

[@XandriaRavenheart]

He must have been intelligent to get a job at the NSA...

[@Ty-qv3ml]

Nope. He actually had an IQ of 22 and many people including traehnevar airdnax where ALOT smarter.

[@p_nk7279]

Anonymous I read his IQ is 145.

[@Ty-qv3ml]

@@p_nk7279 I was being sarcastic. Clearly you're not smart enough to realise when someone references an IQ of 22, they are joking.

[@Ty-qv3ml]

@@p_nk7279 maybe re-read my comment, thoroughly.

[@georgeins.c.494]

Or a minority....

[@charleshart5563]

Via google hang out? Oh god.

[@Albatrosspro1]

I was disappointed by this. Snowden and Lessig have a bit of a professorial cockfight to see who can speak more dryly. Rather funny that Snowden complains about the bureaucratic nature of government, he speaks just like a bureaucrat. Of course he has plenty of good things to say. I do find the nature of Snowden's revelations rather obtuse and theoretical; surely he could list any of a dozen specifics off the top of his head. The nitty-gritty of the military-industrial-corporate police state are not hard to find. Natural rights and constitutional law? Well, I guess, but why not just explain what all these phone records are for? Maybe he doesn't want to sound too "fringe". To me, it just seems a bit cagey.

[@Sunset553]

Albatrosspro1 He speaks like someone who has all the time in the world to think. He needs to get out more. oh wait.

[@Butlinsgvn6]

A true hero. Pardon him and put up a statue

[@suziewong1657]

THERE ARE A LOT OF MORAL ISSUES AT STEAK HERE AND WHEN IT INVOLVES MORALITY AND RISKING LIVES I WOULD SOONER AIR ON THE SIDE OF THE VICTIMS. EDWARD SNOWDEN IS ONLY GUILTY OF HAVING HIS MORALS INTACT AND HAVING THE GUTS TO GO OUT THERE AND SPEAK UP.

[@harryw.struwe5395]

Someone's watching you watching this amagash

[@elizabethdiane3679]

Exactly.....every move we make. It's a damn shame these ppl mock God Almighty

[@josephpereira2039]

tell Anthony Romero you know Joseph Ellis Pereira, the psikik.

[@andrewhart6200]

giving the public a chance is so messy - I'm not sure that we could get guarantee national security during that time period. The premise of his argument is still sound BUT the public got verrrry dependent/stupid around the time of the invention of the TV. I wish we could do more as a public and I wish that it cared more furthermore. -A Veteran that wishes we could

[@stevenunua2118]

Snowden for POTUS!!!

[@BLACKPHILANTHROPY]

steve nunua ^THIS!!

[@adeniyisulieman6415]

I like every step of duckmentry

[@josephpereira2039]

2/1/2016 with me as the telepathic. for psy (not the asian by the nj american 25 being tortured). I was thus one of the journalists he entrusted me with, knowing the NsA would force me to work with them. any ideas? Grace

[@onseayu]

scripted. he's looking down constantly.

[@GENERALKLAPISTAN]

All governments work together behind the scenes

[@onseayu]

@@GENERALKLAPISTAN completely agree. it's the only way to make sense of some stuff. (ISS, moon landings, certain aspects of war/economy, etc.). what's more surprising is how little consideration this kind of idea gets from the "intellectual" community. but i guess there's a good chance that the most vocal members are in on it :/

[@GENERALKLAPISTAN]

@@onseayu yes you’re correct. The only way. Or else nukes would of def been dropped. Fear tactics and division is what they use. Flags etc. Maybe it’s the next step in the “intellectual” community to realize this big secret. As long as people think Elon musk is not a figure head and that whistle blowers who don’t get killed are real, there’s no progress.

[@onseayu]

@@GENERALKLAPISTAN yea, not too hopeful unfortunately :/ how many publicly visible intellectuals even touch *any* topic that might resemble a conspiracy? say eric weinstein, for example. his "fringe"-ier ideas are probably considered loony by a significant portion of mainstream intellectuals, or at least mainstream culture. and i don't see him ever approaching anywhere near this territory. that said, he's obviously much much smarter than me, so i would actually assume he simply doesn't think it would be beneficial to go off on this stuff in public. but if he can't, then who the hell can?? elon? not really inspiring confidence in the long term there... there might actually be a genuine need for a real grassroots effort someday XP better than nothing i guess

[@GENERALKLAPISTAN]

@@onseayu I’ll have to search Eric Weinstein I’ll have to research. But you are right not many speak on such things. Huge red flag there. Easily detect a script. There will be that point but maybe too late or not enough mainstream intellectuals

[@LivingDead53]

I want to know how Snowden, and all these school shooters, get through, but my "deep" dreams are so fascinating and important... I'm an amoeba. I will have blue dreams or die. It's all about me. I know I'm dumb. Snowden is well-spoken but very naïve.

[@Whiskey_Tango_Foxtrot_]

"We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated governments in the civilized world. No government by free opinion, no longer government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and the duress of small groups of dominant men" -- Woodrow Wilson (President of Princeton University 1902 - 1910, Governor of New Jersey 1911 - 1913 and 28th President of the United States 1913 - 1921) I am going to go out on a limb here and assume that President Wilson was not referring to a group of evil doers living in the mountain caves of Afghanistan! FOX BREAKING NEWS!!! -- "we have just received information that President Woodrow Wilson was an unpatriotic conspiracy theorist lets check in with Maria who is reporting live from President Woodrow Wilson's gravesite.. Maria out to you.."

[@DoggoWillink]

It seems based on this video that Snowden wouldn't agree with that quote. He says a couple things here, at least, that don't coincide with that sentiment.

[@GregJoshuaW]

BER2ERKER Snowden fascinates me because there are those who believe that he is an intentional plant used to misdirect ire away from an elitist agenda. To me, he seems sincere, so I will run with that. Snowden was... one of the highest powered systems administrators in the world. He had access to data, and that was his job. That does not mean, though, that he was involved in any strategic meetings where opinion is steered. He very much wants to return to a normally functioning society where a job like his is power wielded responsibly. Personally, I do not think such a world exists.

[@mhill7569]

ya...woo dy the racist

[@TexasTimelapse]

Snowden is a hero!

[@ricconstituantabrogatoirei4999]

I SUPPORT BOTH OF YOU LESSIG AND SNOWDEN. LOVE FROM FRANCE. AMERICAIN CITIZENS MOVE YOUR ASS !!!!!! WORLD HAS ENOUGH ABOUT YOUR MONEY CULTURE !!!!!

[@robertleith589]

Good lighting, audio so bad it's unlistenable. Sounds like Snowden has a bucket on his head.