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Glenn Greenwald
Glenn Greenwald
American Journalist
Born: Mar 6, 1967
Government People Political Power World You
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In essence, I see the value of journalism as resting in a twofold mission: informing the public of accurate and vital information, and its unique ability to provide a truly adversarial check on those in power. Glenn Greenwald
Value Resting Power Twofold Those Ability See Vital Journalism Check Adversarial Mission Provide Truly Accurate Essence Information Informing Public Unique
Whistleblowers are typically rendered incommunicado, either because they're in hiding, or advised by their lawyers to stay silent, or imprisoned. As a result, the public hears only about them, but never from them, which makes their demonization virtually inevitable. Glenn Greenwald
Result Inevitable Virtually Hiding Stay Silent About Only Lawyers Never Rendered Advised Because Makes Hears Imprisoned Either Which Public Them
The purpose of whistleblowing is to expose secret and wrongful acts by those in power in order to enable reform. Glenn Greenwald
Power Secret Those Purpose Enable Reform Order Expose Acts
Government and businesses cannot function without enormous amounts of data, and many people have to have access to that data. Glenn Greenwald
Government People Enormous Data Without Access Cannot Businesses Many Function Amount
The American national security state is totally bipartisan. My biggest problem is with the Democrats, like Feinstein and Pelosi, who are defending it because there is a Democrat in the White House, and they are party loyalists and hacks before they are public servants. Glenn Greenwald
Problem Party National Before White White House State Security Totally Like Democrat House Because Democrats American National Security Biggest Public Biggest Problem Who Public Servants Servants Bipartisan Defending
The Obama administration says we only destroy the privacy of non-Americans. That is not true. The government is spying on Americans. Glenn Greenwald
Government Privacy Says Destroy Obama Administration Obama Administration Only True Spying American
When I was talking to strangers over the Internet in the 1990s, there would be a much more intense connection because they're disembodied, so it's just your brain and your soul interacting with this other person, and it just frees you up in this incredibly empowering way. Glenn Greenwald
You Soul Internet Strangers Other Incredibly Way Would Would-Be More Over Empowering Talking Because Brain Up Person Intense Just Interacting Much Your Connection
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