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I think this is incredibly rich. Snowden is undoubtedly on the US' "really, really naughty" list -- would you, personally, sit back and be imprisoned for the re

I think this is incredibly rich. Snowden is undoubtedly on the US' "really, really naughty" list -- would you, personally, sit back and be imprisoned for the rest of your life (and possibly be tortured), or live comparatively freely elsewhere? > I don't hear him make a peep about kidnapped Ukrainian children, or the civilians that Russia tortures and kills. Can you really not see why that would be a bad idea? He's kind of tied up here, if he doesn't want to end up dead by somebody's hands. > opportunistically committed a massive act of espionage a long time ago How exactly do his past actions go from heroic to a "massive opportunistic act of espionage" because of his actions in the present?

agent_788365 3y ago
Snowden's past actions were never heroic, that is just spin manufactured by journalists with a vested interest in constructing a narrative. He's been arrogantly self-serving from the start, and it's rather disappointing that some people still haven't grown out of their juvenile phase of blind hero worship.
- oaththrowaway 3y ago
  > He's been arrogantly self-serving from the start Maybe if he was as self-serving as you thought he'd continue to live a comfortable life while destroying the rule of law that we pretend to have instead of having to abandon his home and never again be able to see his country or friends again?