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To me snowden is a hero - he risked everything to give information to the american people. As Lincoln said, ""government of the people, by the people, for the people". That can't happen with the NSA saying, you don't need to know about this. Fuck secrecy, I'd rather be strong with гла́сность than strong with secrecy. Excessive control doesn't bring strength, it is a result of fear and it brings ossification, paralysis and weakness.
The USA needs to respond with courage and be open about everything with its citizens. That generates respect, and great strength.
But unfortunately, the special interests sacrifice all that for shot term gain, like Michael Dell killed his own customer base for HB1s and cheap labor. That is how stupid people have always worked, and that is how they'll continue to work.
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