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You might be surprised that Snowden seems to have a slightly more positive view of the state bureaucrazy. In his book he called it the kast functioning instance of the state (different to the polticians and parties). He said the problem is that the bureaucratic services move too many dutries and works to external private contractors - who do jto need to supply the same security certificates as the servant sin state service must show up with ( at their cost, finacially, and needing one year to pass). The state/the tax payers must pay for the certtificaitons of state employees, who then get hired by private comoanies who then use their foot in the door at providing said services for as high a prce as they cna reach. Private business just reaps the fruits, but does not contribute to the costs. Snowden writes the biggest and most shocking revelation to him, during the years when he became aware of how much ifś going ill, is when he relaised that for this and certain other reasons - to bypass survveilance by congress and other reasons - the "state" even wants this system to not function. Chapter 11.


I once again recommend the book, "Permanent Record". Well written, with a nice touch of self-irony, and it shows with what a family and man you are dealing here when condemning him., its an impressive - and revealing - history. Those not knowing his family's background, might be surprised. And the man himself gave his country and peopel a very great service that showed his integrity. Those just condemning him as a "traitor", have no real idea. I appreciate the way oh how he reached to his final conclsuons - and the consistence to stick with the consequences and so doing what he did.



As he put it somewhere: the country'S hardware and much of its software are okay, but its operation system is a big mess.