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Newsmax reports that according to according to KRC Research about 64 percent of Americans familiar with Snowden hold a negative opinion of him. However 56 percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 34 have a positive opinion of Snowden which contrasts sharply with older age cohorts. Among those aged 35-44, some 34 percent have positive attitudes toward him. For the 45-54 age cohort, the figure is 28 percent, and it drops to 26 percent among Americans over age 55, U.S. News reported. Americans overall say by plurality that Snowden has done “more to hurt” U.S. national security (43 percent) than help it (20 percent). A similar breakdown was seen with views on whether Snowden helped or hurt efforts to combat terrorism, though the numbers flip on whether his actions will lead to greater privacy protections. “The broad support for Edward Snowden among Millennials around the world should be a message to democratic countries that change is coming,” says Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union. “They are a generation of digital natives who don’t want government agencies tracking them online or collecting data about their phone calls.” Opinions of millennials are particularly significant in light of January 2015 findings by the U.S. Census Bureau that they are projected to surpass the baby-boom generation as the United States’ largest living generation this year.
(Score: 2) by zugedneb on Friday April 24 2015, @12:50AM
So if the elders do not like Snowden, it might be because they know the value of "remaining united" and deal with internal affairs with some "grace" when the go out of proportion,
Other elders stand up for historical lies, because they know that exposing them will lead to ruthless retaliation, and the truth is not worth the cost in violence...
If you take a look at east europe, and see the hatred, violence, poverty and political failure that was an all to intimate company for many of the "old" people, mostly those 40+, you might understand why the statement "they are ruined for life" might apply.
Indeed, they make decisions reflecting anger or hate or fear, because they actually are in a more or less permanent state of anger. hate or fear. Of course, they may be good people, but still, ruined good people.
They have to be more or less completely die out and replaced by the younger, more optimistic, and more technology oriented people, before the course they set for the ship can be turned around.
As to the mentality "not like them/him" here is the deal: the phenomenon of "not liking" is today tainted with unfairness: common examples are dislike against niggas just for the sake of it, dislike of gays just of prejudice, religion or aversion... Hmm, are we trying to make "disliking" a cultural crime?
But, in other parts of the world, there is more to it. People are. for ethnic and historical reason dangerous to eachother,,, In other parts of the world, people dont like others for reasons.
In east europe, if someone does not like gipsys, russians, serbs, a politicians (politicians) or the church, there probably is a more intelligent reason for it, then just being racist or idiot.
old saying: "a troll is a window into the soul of humanity" + also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Ajax
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 24 2015, @03:30AM
"Not liking" somebody solely because of the color of their skin, or other traits they were born with and can do nothing about, is pretty much the definition of bigotry. And yes, that should be a cultural crime. Everyone should have equal opportunity; people should not be allowed to remove others' freedoms or opportunities because they were born with the misfortune of not being a straight, white male.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 24 2015, @03:39AM
So if the elders do not like Snowden, it might be because they know the value of "remaining united" and deal with internal affairs with some "grace" when the go out of proportion
If the government is violating the constitution, remaining united with them is highly unpatriotic and cowardly. There is no value in that.