That he demonstrated that those agencies were actually doing the things people said they would do, while being defended by people who used arguments quite like

That he demonstrated that those agencies were actually doing the things people said they would do, while being defended by people who used arguments quite like gp comment. I used the word "Snowden" not to refer to him, but to the event. Why? Because I didn't want to type the three letter keyword into my comment. Which is an example of the chilling effect these activities cause.