Description: Former CIA contractor turned whistleblower Edward Snowden shocked the world when he revealed the misdeeds of the US intelligence community and its allies. Now living in Russia, he is a noted privacy advocate and author who serves as president of the Freedom of the Press Foundation. His book, Permanent Record, is now available in paperback from Henry Holt and Company.
It’s a long interview, but if you have some interest and some time, please watch this interview and share some bullets of points you took away from this interview below.
Spot on! We certainly know about the lawyers sitting around in a room, that we pay, to come up with ways to change the law just enough to make it legal again once it has been struck down. We certainly understand that we have not developed a compassionate culture. We know there is no criminal liability if you work for the government unless someone wants to make an example of you for show or they just plain don’t like you anymore. We know that people will hunt you down for the cake you won’t bake just to make themselves feel righteous. And yes I do want to save the puppies! Bring them all to me 😉 The best part of this interview is how it is done in a non political way. Just and honest discussion of our government.
If you follow Libertarian news, you will see all of this as a believe and known and warned about for decades. Joe leans that direction on many issues and has in the past supported such candidates. Reason magazine is one of the publications that understands our cause and is Libertarian to a great degree. It is the only party from what I have seen that would actually do anything for our cause. But the bottom line is we really just need to hold individual officials accountable. If we all did that, we would transform this country!
Excellent post. I really hope people will watch this, you won’t be disappointed!!
I don’t usually listen to Joe Rogan but this was an eye opening interview.
Bottom line, we need to fight what we know is wrong if we want change, even if that change will take decades or more and then a new policy, law, act, etc will be drawn.
This was one of those pod casts that just floored me. There was so much good information in this. The opinions expressed about social media and its affects and how serious it is for anyone to be pushed out were excellent. I nevee realized Joe Rogan was so in tune with tyese types of issues. This was a brilliant episode. You really have to hear it to understand it all. Im gonna listen again and takes notes.
You shouldn’t be surprised that Joe Rogan is in tune as he is of a certain age who grew up when common sense was used and individual thought and critical thinking was encouraged – unlike the more recent generation(s) who are taught “group think” and cancel culture.
One of the reasons that Joe is leaving California for Texas in fact – California is too far left for him now! Good for him I say – I will be joining him soon!