“A deep distrust of government has led young Americans to hold up NSA leaker Edward Snowden as a hero, Sen. John McCain said Sunday. ‘There’s a young generation who believes he’s some kind of Jason Bourne,’ the Arizona Republican said during on ‘Fox News Sunday,’ referring to the lead character in the Bourne movie trilogy who battled his own government, particularly the CIA. ‘Right now there’s kind of a generational change. Young Americans do not trust this government,’ Mr. McCain said. ‘Without trusting government you can’t do a lot of things.'”
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/11/mccain-young-americans-admire-snowden-see-him-some/
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