Glenn Greenwald: "Edward Snowden and the Secrets of the National Security State"
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Published 2015-04-13
Greenwald, a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist who sparked a worldwide debate over freedom of speech, provided the keynote address during Secrecy Week, a week of events sponsored by the College of Humanities exploring government surveillance in the U. S.
All Comments (21)
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This is from 6 years ago. Nothing has change other than the machine has grown stronger.
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We always talk about term limits for the House and Senate, but bureaucrats need time limits as well.
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I'm not the type of person to listen to a boring speech or meeting. But this man has a gift at speaking. I listened to all of it🤯
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This just came up because I left You Tube running. I’m glad I continued to listen. Really fascinating and terrifying stuff. We aren’t as free as we think we are.
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and 6 years later, this is exactly what is happening.
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This should be absolutely required viewing for everyone. Share it with everyone you know!
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Man the bit about capitalizing on fear to sequester power really hits hard in these Covid times.
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What an eloquent and knowledgeable person to deliver such an excellent talk with no notes. Can’t think of many politicians who could do that these days.
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Even more relevant today. Thanks Glen
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thanks for sharing University of Utah
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Big shout-out to the Regents of the University of Utah for having the grit and moral clarity to allow such an important discussion within their halls.
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Thanks for sharing. Very important topic
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Just saw this. 6 years old and still pertinent.
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This guy is right on the target, for 150 years, Congress has conducted beneficent business for themselves that manifest into laws they expect you and I to abide by, but do not abide themselves.
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Are you alot younger than I? I'm 62.I certainly remember, after 9-11, thus new branch ,separate from every other division, called NSA . There were alot of citizens concerned about the GOV stepping over its boundaries, and watching us back at the beginning.
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Are they able to collect 'smoke - signals' ?
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If everyone in the political arena, globally, had even one quarter of the conscience and integrity of Glenn Greenwald the world would be an entirely different place.
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Six-years have now passed (Aug, ‘21). This message remains highly relevant, maybe even more so, today. Glenn Greenwald remains one of this era’s finest journalists. Worth a listen.
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This needs sharing big time....
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As a fine arts major, I am thrilled to see that the Utah Museum of Fine Arts is sponsoring this event! FREEDOM!
