Emily Anderson- Snowden movie

     Recently, a new movie came out on the story of Edward Snowden. (Snowden was a whistleblower who stole a bunch of files illegally from the government a couple years ago to show the public that they were being spied on.) Oliver Stone, the director of the movie, talks about how important it is that this story be told because as American citizens we are being violated of our privacy. Morally, we should have a right to know that people are watching us. To better understand Snowden's "patriotism," Gordon-Levitt, the film-maker, traveled to Russia (where Snowden currently resides) to talk to him. There, he learned Snowden did this illegal act on the basis of early America where freedom was most important. In addition, he learned that Edward Snowden hopes to return to America one day and be pardoned of his "crime."
     Only a few years ago, did Snowden release these files. This shows how especially relevant it still is today. Although the story was well-known already, I think this movie helped people better understand what it's like from the inside of the government. I saw the Snowden movie this past weekend, and it really made me think about the importance of freedom and safety. That's why this topic is so controversial today throughout the U.S. and all over the world. This article relates to the Patriots wanting freedom of religion, press, and speech instead of staying with Britain. They chose to start all over to make sure they had these basic human rights just like why Snowden stole documents to release to the public. He wanted to let them know that they didn't have these rights completely anymore. We are no longer given the freedom of privacy according to many whistle blowers of the United States. More recently than the Patriots, is another whistlerblower by the name of Bill Binney. A week after 9/11, Binney quit his job at the NSA and tried to tell the people about what the government was doing. Of course, he did not steal, so he did not have formal documents proving this true. No one believed him until Snowden stole documents that did in fact prove that the government spied on everyone.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/sep/10/oliver-stone-snowden-us-government-lies-all-the-time