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davidjohnstone
on Aug 26, 2013
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Matt Damon: Edward Snowden did a great thing
He also wrote the script for that movie with Ben Affleck, which means that at least one of them must be familiar with these issues. (Also, the original script focussed a lot more on the FBI's attempted recruitment of Damon's character.)
pvdm
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He is friends with the late Howard Zinn. That's how he is "familiar" with these issues from a young age.
AmVess
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They got tons of coaching from a renowned script writer. Their original project was to be a spy movie.
sophacles
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So they got a mentor, and they pivoted? Seems like the sort of thing we like around here.
SkyMarshal
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I'm sure they're both familiar with those issues, but given Matt's history of activism and activist movies he seems more invested in them.
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