[I]t's impossible to evade the fact that Endless War will inevitably degrade the citizenry of the country that engages in it. A country which venerates its military above all other institutions, which demands that its soldiers be spoken of only with religious-like worship, and which continuously indoctrinates its population to believe that endless violence against numerous countries is necessary and just - all by instilling intense fear of the minorities who are the target of that endless violence - will be a country filled with citizens convinced of the virtues and nobility of aggression.
Transparency is for those who carry out public duties and exercise public power. Privacy is for everyone else. - Glenn Greenwald
Transparency is for those who carry out public duties and exercise public power. Privacy is for everyone else.
- Glenn Greenwald
What I do know is that Charlie Hebdo cartoonists have been converted into the closest thing the West has to religious-like martyrs in the war against… - Glenn Greenwald
What I do know is that Charlie Hebdo cartoonists have been converted into the closest thing the West has to religious-like martyrs in the war against…
Secrecy is the linchpin of abuse of power, . . . its enabling force. Transparency is the only real antidote. - Glenn Greenwald
Secrecy is the linchpin of abuse of power, . . . its enabling force. Transparency is the only real antidote.
The way things are supposed to work is that we're supposed to know virtually everything about what they [the government] do: that's why they're calle… - Glenn Greenwald
The way things are supposed to work is that we're supposed to know virtually everything about what they [the government] do: that's why they're calle…
An elite class that is free to operate without limits - whether limits imposed by the rule of law or fear of the responses from those harmed by their… - Glenn Greenwald
An elite class that is free to operate without limits - whether limits imposed by the rule of law or fear of the responses from those harmed by their…
History shows that the mere existence of a mass surveillance apparatus, regardless of how it is used, is in itself sufficient to stifle dissent. A ci… - Glenn Greenwald
History shows that the mere existence of a mass surveillance apparatus, regardless of how it is used, is in itself sufficient to stifle dissent. A ci…
The term propaganda rings melodramatic and exaggerated, but a press that—whether from fear, careerism, or conviction—uncritically recites false gover… - Glenn Greenwald
The term propaganda rings melodramatic and exaggerated, but a press that—whether from fear, careerism, or conviction—uncritically recites false gover…
When people in power can operate in the dark, inevitably they abuse that power. So, you need outside forces to bring light and transparency to what t… - Glenn Greenwald
When people in power can operate in the dark, inevitably they abuse that power. So, you need outside forces to bring light and transparency to what t…
The ultimate test of a society's freedom is not how it treats its good, obedient, compliant citizens; it's how it treats its dissidents. - Glenn Greenwald
The ultimate test of a society's freedom is not how it treats its good, obedient, compliant citizens; it's how it treats its dissidents.
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