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Whatever we can speculate about the ifs and hows of this situation, let's keep in mind that incredibly courageous people like Snowden have to endure what they e
by benevol 11y ago
Whatever we can speculate about the ifs and hows of this situation, let's keep in mind that incredibly courageous people like Snowden have to endure what they endure because people like us, citizens, don't seem to stand up to corrupt governments anymore.
- iamthepieman 11y agoFrom a recent interview with Snowden by Reason magazine I mean again, this sort of political direction gets beyond my expertise so I don’t like to talk too much about. You know you brought up an interesting point there about Russia that I think is actually important to contextualize. There’s a lot of fair criticism that’s like, “Hey, this guy’s in Russia.” It’s important to understand that I never intended to end up in Russia. Originally I was hoping to get to Iceland. After that, Latin America when Iceland fell through. But the State Department cancelled my passport, trapping me in Russia when I was initially on the move, as soon as they heard I was in the air. Despite the fact that I’ve asked several times, they’ve refused to reinstate it, which is quite interesting. The United States of course criticizes me for being in Russia but at the same time they won’t let me leave. Full arcticle here http://reason.com/archives/2016/02/25/edward-snowden/ http://reason.com/archives/2016/02/25/edward-snowden/