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Le mensonge et la cr\u00e9dulit\u00e9 s’accouplent et engendrent l’Opinion.<\/em><\/p>\n

Lying and credulity mate and engender Opinion.<\/p>\n

Paul Val\u00e9ry<\/strong><\/p>\n

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One man can shake the world’s most powerful government. What chance would it have against many?<\/h2>\n

I am currently in the process of drafting an article, titled “A World Beyond Nations”, possibly to appear at\u00a0The Venus Project Magazine<\/em><\/a>. A\u00a0new op-ed authored by me in the last few days has been submitted to Press TV<\/em><\/a> titled “America: death of a nation?”, but most importantly I have produced a new article by the title\u00a0“Striving to be Snowden-like”. I am not yet sure where the latter article will be published, but the best choice might be the web magazine ClubOfINFO<\/em><\/a>. I am doing all that I can for that magazine, and I encourage you to pay it a visit to it today to increase the traffic volume.<\/p>\n

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More:\u00a0ClubOfINFO: State disintegration inevitable: #LOrdre<\/a><\/p>\n

On the opponents of Edward Snowden, former CIA agent\u00a0and NSA contractor, I can only say that it is foolish for anyone to sit idly and criticize a brave individual who took action by leaking much-needed information about the abuses of state surveillance on a global scale:<\/p>\n

Those of us who would criticize Snowden should examine themselves and their own deeds, and compare them with his. He is a titan. There is no chastising that the people who merely write or speak, such as I, can do to a man who accomplished such great deeds, but only praise. By contrast with him, the rest of us can only be called slacktivists: we have fought only for our freedom to do nothing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mere opinion isn’t worth listening to. Deeds are the only true form of protest. That is why I do not see myself as authoritative, but Edward Snowden surely deserves to be treated as an authoritative – some might say\u00a0messianic<\/em> – individual. In rebelling against the world’s most powerful government, and not merely winning but surviving, he\u00a0did what everyone else should aspire to do. And for that, he deserves to be praised and followed eagerly.<\/p>\n

Snowden, #Citizenfour<\/a>, the grand example for us all: @hjbentham<\/a> http:\/\/t.co\/5IFKOnEBX9<\/a> via @YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ClubOfINFO (@ClubOfInfo) March 4, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Edward Snowden is like the model of a man who could fight\u00a0a state by himself, shake it up, and win. With people like these, who needs a movement, a party, or a politician to represent him? For this reason, I call for the political future to be shaped by titans – individuals with great influence and skill who can challenge the more traditional hierarchies and collective forms of power embodied by powerful states and corporations.<\/p>\n

#Snowden<\/a> \u2018would love to return\u2019 to Geneva, makes public appeal http:\/\/t.co\/pjuAk9bDnI<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/0xDwclbgOU<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 RT (@RT_com) March 6, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There is much to do, if we are to raise\u00a0more titans of justice and change\u00a0like Snowden from among the youth. This will be the message of my article, and I encourage you to look for it at ClubOfINFO<\/em><\/a> when it appears there. For updates, follow the ClubOfINFO Twitter feed<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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By\u00a0Harry J. Bentham<\/a><\/p>\n

\"HJB<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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