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Because his values made him a dissident in the West, where he is in danger.
by lazyjones 5y ago
Because his values made him a dissident in the West, where he is in danger.
- vbezhenar 5y agoHe's dissident because he breached the laws and revealed secret information. Russia has similar laws and he would be convicted in Russia for similar acts. And, I guess, in any other country.
- ithkuil 5y ago"I love treason but hate a traitor" -- Julius Caesar
- jamespo 5y agoMagnitsky says hello. Or rather he doesn't.
- indigochill 5y agoA dissident in the US and its buddies, specifically. Iceland is still "the west" and was where Snowden said he'd have liked to move, but they'd have needed to offer him asylum and for that he'd have been required to apply in person and he was just not in the right place at the right time for that to happen (since he had concerns at the time that it would have been easier for the US to lean on Iceland than Hong Kong).