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Looking forward to donating when they accept bitcoin. I have no expectation he'll be pardoned, but the other important thing here is that there's a documented m
by whamlastxmas 10y ago
Looking forward to donating when they accept bitcoin. I have no expectation he'll be pardoned, but the other important thing here is that there's a documented movement for it. History will show that people wanted this and Obama and Hillary/Trump refused it. It will be more difficult for blind patriotic bias to weasel its way into the history books.
- icecold12741 10y agoHistory is written by the victor. There was a large number of people who did not want the US to secede from Britain (including John Adams) but the history books (as given to the normal population) show us a proud group of united patriots who struck out against their oppressors... More recently, the "greatest generation" signed up for WWII in droves, right? Actually over 50% were drafted with another estimated 100,000 Americans injuring themselves or fleeing the country to avoid the draft...
- whamlastxmas 10y agoTo be fair, anything near a 50% volunteer rate for a real war is pretty fucking impressive. I'd definitely be a draft dodger.
- threeseed 10y agoThis is based on the assumption that people support Snowden. No evidence one way or another that this is true.