if you see snowden as a traitor (someone who violated the trust bestowed on him by his government) would you also consider that when the government did the ill

if you see snowden as a traitor (someone who violated the trust bestowed on him by his government) would you also consider that when the government did the illegal things we now know to its own citizens, that the government is also a traitor (having violated the trust bestowed on it by its citizens)? it's a two way street, is it not? by your definition all whistleblowers who take personal risks for the common good are traitors.