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I would love him to do so. We really need another wake up call in this country that the government routinely lies to us and that trusting our officials requires
by Shivetya 6y ago
I would love him to do so. We really need another wake up call in this country that the government routinely lies to us and that trusting our officials requires them proving they can be trusted.
Remember, Snowden has been out of this country since May of 2013 and the last Administration did not pardon him but instead did pardon Manning whose actions were more reckless. It really comes down to the fact Snowden really stepped on the toes of some big time political players who are not used to being called out.
- slg 6y agoManning stood to face her her crimes like a long line of revered civil disobedients before her. Snowden ran away into the arms of a hostile foreign power. That has just as much to do with pissing off the government as what either of them revealed.
- dencodev 6y agoThe laws that would out Snowden and Manning in prison for life are unjust and there's nothing wrong with what either of them did. I don't blame Snowden for leaving a country full of idiots calling for his death
- slg 6y agoAnd Manning stuck around to fight those laws on the frontline with great personal risk and sacrifice. Snowden fled to avoid having to make the type of commitment that Manning had made.
- dang 6y agoPlease don't take HN threads further into nationalistic flamewar. Your comment would be fine without the swipe at the end. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- yc3po 6y agoThe problem is that the government has already proven that they cannot be trusted, especially with weaponized tech.
- e15ctr0n 6y ago> last Administration did not pardon him but instead did pardon Manning Manning was NOT pardoned. Her sentence was commuted. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_manning#Commutation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_manning#Commutation