How likely are you to watch the documentary "Citizenfour" about Edward Snowden, and how likely is it to change your view of Snowden?

Unlikely to watch. Unlikely to change my mind. He is a courageous man and a hero.

Nope,and nope. It’s one thing to spill that we are spying on our citizens and another to point out that we are spying on other countries. Not a hero in my book. He probably did this whole thing to get a book deal and a movie deal to make money and get his 15 minutes of fame. I will not financially support anyone who is a traitor. Ever.

Meh. I won’t watch it; though he is a hero of democracy and liberty and should be honored as such.

I won’t watch it, unless someone else in the house has it on already. Documentaries always are made from a point of view; they’re not objective anyway.

Snowden did the right thing but we did not. There was not enough outrage so now all of this can be done out in the open.

Don’t have cable TV , but once it is available on line I will probably watch it.

I will watch it. Anytime a country such as the USA is always boasting about being such a free country(what a crock) and then we find out the kind of things going on behind our back, like hoe bad it treats its veterans now, the whistleblower deserves to be paid attention to.Edward is beyond a hero in my book. He exposes government lies and corruption. They violate the laws they write in their favor that we elected them to uphold. How wonderful for them——piss on everyone else. What kind of democracy is that? That’s not a democracy.

I’m very likely to watch the doc, but how could I possibly determine the extent to which it shifts my opinion prior to watching it?

I’d like to see it but I don’t think it will change my view of him. I don’t know much about him but I’m glad he did what he did. Someone had to do it.

The documentary views him in a favorable light, @stanleybmanly

I am currently anti-Snowden, believing him a traitor. There is a good possibility the documentary could change that view, as I heard an interview on NPR with documentary maker, and was earnest and adamant that Snowden is very earnest and adamant.

I too am conflicted about Snowden. I had assumed before Snowden that the government would do its level best to gather up every possible bit of information and listen to every single word uttered by everyone living! To have this in fact confirmed is no big shock. What Snowden achieved, amounted to snatching the covers off our government. There is no longer anything to debate. As for our enemies? If any abroad were naive enough to think that our government would not be involved in bugging and stalking their every word, Snowden has certainly disillusioned them. It can be argued that he damaged our national security by revealing just how thoroughly our government has achieved this, but what about the fact that none of us can expect to have any secrets from “big brother”? For all my cynicism, I still believe that our government is actually attempting to act in our collective best interests. The trouble is that mechanisms are in place and growing such that the minute for whatever reasons it is decided to ditch those interests, the machinery will be up and running to facilitate it.

@stanleybmanly Maybe the government is actually attempting to act in our collective best interest, whatever that may be. But that is today, what about tomorrow? And if it is so benign why is it so secretive?

Those who live in a democracy have a duty to hold their government to account. The Founding Fathers didn’t trust governments and we shouldn’t either.