Twitter signs Edward Snowden to write for them for free Former NSA sysadmin Edward Snowden, famed for leaking colossal quantities of secret government information to selected journalists, has decided to supply free content to microblurt advertising platform Twitter. Increasingly comfortable in Russian exile, it seems - while reportedly still seeking asylum elsewhere - the one-time …
...when one of the "little people" leaks stuff. It is a measure of how things have deteriorated that Peter Wright only had to go to Australia, whereas Snowden ended up in Russia.
Even the most amateur student of history knows that one of the primary causes of war is state secrecy (another one is irresponsible journalists stoking conflict in the interests of circulation.) If politicians find it impossible to keep secrets - about their dodgy deals, their funding, their support for unpleasant régimes and who pulls their strings in other ways - it should be a net gain for everybody else. But sadly all politicians have to do is genuflect to "national security" and half the population starts baying for the blood of anyone who wants more transparency.
In a world where Saudi Arabia can chair the UN Human Rights organisation, parody and satire are useless. The only weapon left is the exposure of the truth.
"Even the most amateur student of history knows that one of the primary causes of war is state secrecy (another one is irresponsible journalists stoking conflict in the interests of circulation.)"
What an utterly ludicrous set of claims - the latter verging on an antisemitic conspiracy theory.
"You really do have a bee in your bonnet about "The Jooz", don't you..."
No, about the antisemites who tell such absurd stories as that the (Jew-controlled, natch) media is manipulating national governments into going to war. As I said, it's verging on antisemitic conspiracy territory, and I'll add that it's perhaps unintended by the OP - which I thought literally went without saying given the language I used.
"You have heard of William Randolph Hearst, have you?"
Of course. To stretch from that to claiming that a primary cause of wars is manipulation by the media is fatuous, and, perhaps coincidentally in this case, manipulation of world governments by the media is a well-known antisemitic trope.
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Behold the hilarious truth of Twatter - Snowjoke's faithful brag about him managing to reach 900,000 followers in 24 hours, whereas Caitlyn Jenner had over a million in four. Hey, Ed, Caitlyn now has 3.08 million unique and verified followers, so you have a lot of catching up to do! Even ignoring the high likelihood of mindless groupies, Ed has less than 0.001% of the World's population paying attention.
Nothing could display more the vapid nature of Twatter and the relative irrelevance of Snowjoke's ego-stroking to the general populace.
"Behold the moron who can't read. Snowden didn't brag about 900,000 followers in 24 hours, it was mentioned in the Reg article is all."
Ironic. The person you responded to didn't write what you've managed to misread. Or, being a typical Snowdenista, you've deliberately been dishonest.
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