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I can totally understand why he made the decisions he made and I might have made the same decisions if I were in his situation. That doesn't change that the de
by slg 3y ago
I can totally understand why he made the decisions he made and I might have made the same decisions if I were in his situation. That doesn't change that the decisions were hypocritical and morally compromised.
- tjoff 3y agoOf course it does, it changes everything.
- slg 3y agoWhat does it change? This seems to be a perfect example of a moral compromise. Snowden had a stated moral that freedom from government surveillance is incredibly important. Now he swears allegiance to a country that is even oppressive when it comes to surveillance and other authoritarian practices. That is a moral compromise. The motivation can make that compromise understandable, but it doesn't stop being a compromise. It is irrelevant whether he made it for his personal safety, the safety of his family, or just to avoid the "constant headache" other people in this thread have stated, it is still a compromise.
- tjoff 3y agoAnd right now Russia is likely the best option given those criteria. And it doesn't make him a hypocrite either. To focus on that is ridiculous given the context.