The entire thing is much longer, but *entirely* worth the watch. The government sued Snepp in a case that went all the way to the Supreme Court, which ruled intelligence workers had to submit any statement for censorship, even those unrelated to secrets.
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“intellectuals are typically privileged; privilege yields opportunity, and opportunity confers responsibilities. An individual then has choices.”
— Who Rules the World? (American Empire Project) by Noam Chomsky
“But being grateful was one thing, and being beholden, that was another thing altogether.”
— The Lincoln Highway: A Novel by Amor Towles
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“But for your information, telling someone they didn’t have to go to the trouble of doing something is not the same as showing gratitude for it.”
— The Lincoln Highway: A Novel by Amor Towles
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“As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, and diverted to consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as they please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate the outcome.”
— Who Rules the World? by Noam Chomsky
Facebook officially silences the President of the United States. For better or worse, this will be remembered as a turning point in the battle for control over digital speech.