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The gap between Snowden's eloquence at answering questions and the hackery of the CBS hosts is almost comic.
by waynecochran 7y ago
The gap between Snowden's eloquence at answering questions and the hackery of the CBS hosts is almost comic.
- bredren 7y agoI thought most of the host questions / utterances were reasonably generic and basic enough for Snowden to give a relatively detailed response with some respect to their need to keep viewers glued to the screen. This is network TV, not Charlie Rose. I was surprised they did not probe on his concerns about Russia’s meddling in the Presidential election—-particularly w regard to its use of social media to influence the votes of the American public. I’d have liked to hear how Snowden compares what he considers to be unethical or even criminal widespread privacy violations with the presumed intent of a foreign power to influence an election. He says he’s concerned with the human rights abuses of the Russian gov but says nothing of what some describe as an attack on the democratic process.
- waynecochran 7y agoThe CBS hosts' were really trying to control the narrative and frame the questions so that either a "yes" or "no" answer would be damning. e.g., "Was is illegal?" -- that is like the proverbial "do you enjoy beating your wife?" or "should we pay taxes to Caesar?" question. It's a trap question.