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The more this guys is persecuted the more of a martyr he becomes - like the Romans nailing a certain someone to a cross. I don't think that worked out as well a
by atomi 7y ago
The more this guys is persecuted the more of a martyr he becomes - like the Romans nailing a certain someone to a cross. I don't think that worked out as well as the Romans hoped.
Fundamentally this isn't about the 'man' it's about freedom and that idea will transcend no matter what the government suits do or what becomes of Snowden.
- dfsegoat 7y agoI would tend to agree. When Snowden first 'came out', I was 100% onboard that he was a treasonous, self-aggrandizing traitor. Even though we sort of knew what NSA was doing to an extent - there were rumors about NSA or AT&T monitoring all internet traffic in San Francisco since the 90s [1][2] - I would not give the argument that what he did was patriotic even a moment of consideration. Now that things have settled a bit, and perhaps having gained some more perspective, I do feel that what he did was justifiable, perhaps even patriotic. 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_641A https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_641A 2 - https://theintercept.com/2018/06/25/att-internet-nsa-spy-hubs/ https://theintercept.com/2018/06/25/att-internet-nsa-spy-hub...