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This administration won't do it, simply because Russia has more leverage over Snowden's cultural influence while he's unpardoned and in exile. The next administ
by Kednicma 6y ago
This administration won't do it, simply because Russia has more leverage over Snowden's cultural influence while he's unpardoned and in exile. The next administration won't do it, because Biden was in Obama's administration during Snowden's original actions.
We need to examine the situation not from whether enough time has elapsed to make the wounds heal over, but from whether our government is ready to admit its past mistakes and learn from them.
- justasking12345 6y agoHow can you assume that next administration willn't be of Trump's but Biden's ?
- Supermancho 6y agoIt doesn't matter. That's the point being made. I think the sentiment that Biden (or any other Democrat) will not act because of some associated guilt or support of past Democrat decisions, idiotic. He will not get pardoned because the media (and public at large) don't think it's an issue that is more motivating than other hot-button issues. If there's enough public support, I would be more ready to believe the needle will move under a D than an R.
- nwsm 6y agoBecause that scenario is irrelevant to the conversation
- 082349872349872 6y agoOne of the rationales for the Ministry of Truth in 1984 was that the government could always do the right thing: as soon as it learned, it needn't take the difficult step of admitting past mistakes, but could instead merely correct them.