Eben Moglen: Snowden and the Future

An incredibly thoughtful and eloquent set of speeches (already!) about the revelations of Snowden, Manning and Assange, how they came about, and what the implications are for the future. He not only takes the negative outraged position, but also the constructive positive point of view. Now that Snowden has revealed things to us, we can see what still works. We can see where things have gone wrong and we can use our democracies to bring about change, since we now can make an informed decision.

A thought-provoking and masterful positioning on a subject that must be dealt with the only possible peaceful way: with communication.

What if the 'net, instead of being used to commit heinous crimes against humanity, instead continues to grow, and prosper, and flourish as a peace mechanism? After all, a lot of people do want to share intimate details about themselves with anyone who wants to listen. There is a peaceful use of this, isn't there? And doesn't it hinge on the ability of the individual to make the decision, as opposed to the state yanking the privilege from you as a sovereign, hmm .. ?

Off to find out more about Cyber Peace initiatives ..

Part I is available on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCUJn-5By14 (Fortunately part II is of much much better quality)