Friday, July 26, 2013
Idealism is fine......
Interesting interview with Snowden's father. Shows himself to be a strongly idealistic and impractical guy. Sort of admirable, I guess. Clearly the son was motivated by the same unworldly idealism.
"I think my son, when he takes his final breath, whether it's today or 100 years from now, (will) be comfortable with what he did," Lon Snowden said. "He did what he knew was right. He shared the truth with the American people. What we choose to do with it is up to us as a people."Well no, it's not "up to us as a people." I don't know where he acquired such a bizarre alien notion. Nothing in the federal gov't is "up to us as a people." Popular sentiment sometimes influences city governments, and rarely state gov'ts, but never the feds. Only Goldman moves the feds.
There is a need for a strong intelligence community, Lon Snowden said, but many who voted for continued funding for the program are really looking out for the special interests that will benefit. "It's all about the money," he said.Now you've got it. It's too bad the son doesn't lose his idealism for a while. If he could bring himself to be "all about the money", he could sell his info to the highest bidder. He'd have enough cash to live in one of those places where money buys official protection. Think McAfee in Belize. As long as he relies solely on political considerations, he's never going to be safe. ¶ 7:55 AM
