John Oliver's Interview of Edward Snowden(youtube.com)
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John Oliver's Interview of Edward Snowden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykfGWcmUbbk
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Worth a watch. It is painful and seemingly stupid at times but it's worth trying to see it from the perspective of someone who, thus far, hasn't noticed or cared about any of it. I can't quite do it, but the underlying intelligence of Oliver's argument and performance illuminates the lack of traction he's had at the societal level and hints at a possible way forward. Kudos, I suppose...
That was absolutely awesome - very impressing how fast Edward Snowden adapted to John's agenda. At the same time it's sad b/c even though John Oliver is most likely sympathetic towards Edward Snowden he did a good job illustrating that the majority of the American people (and same for most populations around the world) simply do not understand the implications and the seriousness of the subject.
Surely it's worth a few citizen's dick picks being seen to stop terrorism, right?
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https://youtu.be/XEVlyP4_11M?t=953 is a better link
That's not available in my country, whereas the current link is
video taken down on "copyright claim"
Then Oliver framed everything in terms of the "dick pic program," and suddenly captured my attention. I knew all this stuff already and his reframing put it all in a new light. That was both a really clever move and very funny.