> They instead grabbed everything they could get their hands on in the off chance it was something they were looking for. I'm generally in favor of what Snowde

> They instead grabbed everything they could get their hands on in the off chance it was something they were looking for. I'm generally in favor of what Snowden did, but I agree that he should have been a lot more selective in what material he handed off to the press. In dumping everything he could get his hands on without exercising any discretion, he definitely neglected one of his basic responsibilities as a whistleblower. The situation calls for a nuanced approach, but it seems neither side has the capacity for it, with one side hailing him as an infallible beacon of justice and the other as a traitor that must be punished and made an example of, due process be damned. I'm sure at this point Snowden himself would be happy to return to his homeland if he could just be granted a fair and open trial in the court of law, but that seems rather unlikely in our current political environment.