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My hopeful side sees a future where he's pardoned and can live here as a hero.
by RankingMember 2mo ago
My hopeful side sees a future where he's pardoned and can live here as a hero.
- jLaForest 2mo agoSomething tells me in that future he would never be allowed to leave Russia. His entire value to the Russian government is to prove to Russians that the US is also repressive. If the US magically stopped being repressive enough to hail snowden as a hero, he would suddenly turn into a liability for Russia: proof that a repressive government can be changed by ordinary people fighting back. A very dangerous thought for any authoritarian government to allow unchecked, Russia and US alike
- cm2012 2mo agoHe may have lost that opportunity when he took refuge, incredibly hypocritically, in a dictatorial police state.
- jra_samba 2mo agoSnowden did not take refuge in Russia. He was trapped there when his passport was cancelled by the US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Snowden_asylum_in_Russia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Snowden_asylum_in_Russi...
- root_axis 2mo agoNot likely, both political parties hate him.
- grugagag 2mo agoMaybe Americans will rid of both of them...