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From the same tweet: "This is a willful, calculated betrayal of the rights of every person on Earth." Sounds like a bit of a hyperbole to me.
by joemi 2y ago
From the same tweet: "This is a willful, calculated betrayal of the rights of every person on Earth."
Sounds like a bit of a hyperbole to me.
- elevatedastalt 2y agoDunno the details of this specific issue, but hyperbole is pretty standard for Snowden. I don't blame him too much. The guy has been through hell. But let's just say his Twitter proclamations aren't exactly neutrally worded.
- pizzzle 2y ago[flagged]
- ok_dad 2y agoThere was the NSA who was spying on the public without warrants as a military organization, in contravention to the constitution. Probably they’re also to blame. He just told us about the violations of the highest laws we have.
- FormerBandmate 2y agohe's also probably watched like a hawk in russia. Who knows if that's even still his opinions
- oceanplexian 2y ago[flagged]
- tweetle_beetle 2y agoAccording to Wikipedia: his first noteworthy anti-corruption publication was in 2010, he was charged with corruption in 2012 with a 5 year suspended sentence, in 2014 he was placed under house arrest without due process or any access to family or lawyers, in 2016 he paid a large fine to avoid negative consequences for his brother who had been wrongly implicated alongside him, in 2019 he was charged with a contractual breach and in 2020 he was poisoned which ultimately led to his death via some more wrongful imprisonment and lack of access medical care. Looks like less than one decade of public anti-corruption work was enough for the state to attempt to murder one of the most famous politicians in the country with the rest of the world looking on. Not exactly sure how this can be seen as a regime with a notably high tolerance for dissenters.
- K0balt 2y agoTo be fair, his experience in life would be considered hyperbole by most people whose most difficult challenge is whether or not they have time to get a coffee on their 20 minute commute. His words reflect his personal experience as a person who feels compelled to point out legitimate dangers to a free and democratic society. It turns out that “free and democratic “ societies react harshly to criticism of their powerful agencies. Ironically, he has ended up having to flee to a place that is much, much less “free and democratic” but letting him freely criticise the rest of the world is politically useful for now, so he is allowed the bully pulpit.
- andsoitis 2y agoConcur. While being alarmist can help elevate a cause, it should be used sparingly lest you be seen as crying wolf.
- krapp 2y ago[flagged]
- Brian_K_White 2y agoHas he ever cried wolf?
- simianparrot 2y agoNot that I’m aware of. Heck I think he’s downplaying this one.
- reducesuffering 2y agoYes, he has cried wolf, in support of Putin’s misinformation to invade Ukraine https://x.com/Snowden/status/1493641714363478016 https://x.com/Snowden/status/1493641714363478016
- Brian_K_White 2y agoThat was not crying wolf, and was not supporting Putin or Putin's misinformation. See other comment.
- K0balt 2y agoNo, AFAIK. To the contrary, Snowden is an object lesson in what happens when you actually take your oaths to protect democracy and freedom seriously. Taking those oaths seriously is almost always punished with the full coercive force of the state. They are supposed to be interpreted as being loyal to one’s superiors, not as actual commitments to any abstract set of principles or ideals. Living unmolested in hierarchical societies is mostly an exercise in the effective interpretation of doublespeak and toeing the line.
- dturdr 2y ago[flagged]
- talldayo 2y ago> almost Gotta leave room for those damning truths.