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What do you think would have happened to him if he had stayed here? The last whistleblower the US government got to was imprisoned for seven years and identifi
by booleandilemma 2y ago
What do you think would have happened to him if he had stayed here?
The last whistleblower the US government got to was imprisoned for seven years and identifies as a woman now.
Snowden would be crazy to come anywhere near the US.
- 1d22a 2y agoI'm not sure why gender identity is relevant. I agree that the punishments he would have gotten for whistleblowing justify him not staying in the US.
- nolok 2y agoHe didn't disagree with the need to leave for Snowden, he said it wasn't a defection. Snowden hasn't defected the US anymore than the Dalai Lama has been deflected Tibet. I guess "went into exile" would be the proper naming.
- blueblob 2y agoThe parent wasn't arguing he should come back but saying that "defected" is not the correct word. The correct phrase is probably "took asylum."