tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post8160152811153913465..comments2024-03-28T10:49:14.510-05:00Comments on Horizons: What the American people think about Snowden and NSANancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-4213433305723677022013-07-10T14:36:50.590-05:002013-07-10T14:36:50.590-05:00Although I think you bring up valid points about t...Although I think you bring up valid points about the polling questions, it still appears as if many Americans still feel that its necessary to give up some privacy in order to feel safe. I'm not surprised by some of the contradictions this poll uncovers.<br /><br />However, the lead question forgot to mention that Snowden linked information to China, Russia, and other countries not friendly to the U.S. He only gave the U.S. media some of what he got. Who knows what he offered Russia, China, Ecuador, and now, maybe Venezuela? <br /><br />When you just say "released information to the U.S. media," of course people are going to say that he's a whistleblower and not a traitor. Duh! Leaking information to the US media, isn't an act of treason. But, giving classified information to other countries could easily fall into the treason category. nabsentia23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-46271553842670846582013-07-10T13:11:15.068-05:002013-07-10T13:11:15.068-05:00This poll not only illustrates confusion on the pa...This poll not only illustrates confusion on the part of respondents, it also shows confusion on the part of the pollster. What the heck does it mean to say that "all phone calls are scanned"? Because this to me could imply that the NSA is accessing the content of all calls or it could also refer to just looking at metadata. I can understand not wanting to use "metadata" jargon in a poll question, but as written, the question is open to different interpretations, not all of them equally accurate. It doesn't surprise me that the follow-up questions produce weirdly inconsistent responses.a night owlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-58395271142575617232013-07-10T11:39:17.954-05:002013-07-10T11:39:17.954-05:00Look, I was in the Smoky Mountains when this story...Look, I was in the Smoky Mountains when this story first broke and let me tell you something...nobody cared! And it's not like this was an area with a high level of Obama support. The hotel I stayed at even had NSA hearings playing on the TV on in the lobby and nobody was watching. <br /><br />Besides, as we all know, public opinion is only one component (albeit a very important one). If public opinion was all we needed, then a lot of things would be different in Washington. Besides, where is this so-called "massive swing in public opinion," when you include the other poll questions? <br /><br />And this poll doesn't do Snowden any favors because the telephone program that he supposed "blew the whistle on" has a 51% approval rating. <br /><br />If you look at the entire picture, in totality, what you get is what seems like a contradictory picture. Americans want to feel safe and they are willing to give up a few civil liberties to feel secure. September 11th shattered our sense of safety. The GOP exploited that, but didn't even go after the people responsible for the attacks. Now, Obama and some Democrats are trying to undo the excesses (and they actually went after the 9/11 perpetrators). <br /><br />And guess who Greenwald and Snowden support? The party that exploited our fear, used it to start an unnecssary war, and then erode our civil liberties. They don't support the Democrat who, although may have kept some of the Bush policies in place, at least put in more oversight and curtailment to government surveillance. <br /><br />And yeah, let's not forget that Snowden is, indeed a naive narcissistic hacker/lacker. nabsentia23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-82722747054119733162013-07-10T10:24:02.459-05:002013-07-10T10:24:02.459-05:00I guess those of us who think he's simply a na...<i>I guess those of us who think he's simply a naive narcissistic hacker/leaker don't count, huh?</i><br /><br />Ha! Best description of this whole endeavor.LACoincidentalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529463652136455230noreply@blogger.com