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J on the cross.
by benevol 10y ago
J on the cross.
- DanBC 10y agoDid you just say Snowden is equivalent to Jesus?
- benevol 10y agoWe're crucifying democracy. Is it really that hard to see?
- lichform 10y agoTrying to establish an equivalence between a man and a political system seems a _touch_ cult-of-personality-like don't you think? I think there are plenty of defensible arguments one can give to say that Edward Snowden is not a traitor, but pearl-clutching hyperbolics leave me completely unconvinced.
- _benedict 10y agoI don't think it is necessary for Snowden to be "equivalent to" democracy for his treatment to be seen as akin to the crucifixion of democracy. He did bring to light one of the worst subversions of democracy we've ever known. He is being crucified for aiding democratic institutions reestablish their will, including by those very institutions he aided. This can quite reasonably be interpreted as democracy being crucified, without Snowden himself "being" Democracy.
- thrownfar 10y agoWhy should anyone need to convince you of it? You're an adult, you can read and write. Own your own progress, or lack of it.
- 794CD01 10y agoWhat does democracy have to do with Jesus? Like most monotheistic religions, Christianity is incredibly authoritarian. Christians don't vote on what God does. He does what He wants, and it's beyond even the comprehension of mere mortals, much less our control.