There's a difference in saying you have that opinion, and asserting that opinion is objectively true as in the article. While I disagree with the "anyone" part

There's a difference in saying you have that opinion, and asserting that opinion is objectively true as in the article. While I disagree with the "anyone" part, I do believe that condemnation of Snowden comes most often from ignorance. The more I learned of the leaks in particular, and Snowden's reasoning on the information, the more I came to view his actions as necessary for a free society.