Glenn Greenwald's must-watch 30C3 keynote

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37. He has always been a voice against the creeping security state, sometimes the only one during the

Bush years. I wondered why he was so vigilant regarding our Civil Rights and violations of the Constitution. Then I read his father's book which someone had recommended to me. And I understood. His father was born in Germany and lived there until his family saw the writing on the wall and managed to leave before it was too late. He went back when the Allies were in Germany after defeating the Nazis.

His story is mostly about a woman who had been his high school crush whose family did not get out. It is a fascinating book. But growing up in a family who knew the dangers of ignoring signs of diminishing rights etc gives him a real perspective on the price of apathy and the enormous importance of protecting people's rights BEFORE it is too late.