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As an outsider looking in, I don't really see it as harming the US, just the US government, by exposing how the US government are harming its people. I think th
by jwdunne 13y ago
As an outsider looking in, I don't really see it as harming the US, just the US government, by exposing how the US government are harming its people. I think this is how Putin has worded it too, he hasn't said "harming the US" but "US partners". It's horrible that there is such a distinction because the ideal should be the government is the equivalent of the people.
- squozzer 13y agoMost nationalists, and certainly all government employees, do not make such a distinction.
- bostonpete 13y agoArguably, revealing the details of cyber attacks on Chinese targets harms the US in the ongoing cyber warefare between the two.
- gizmo686 13y agoI do think Snowden harmed the US somewhat with the leaks. By revealing what the government is doing, he made the US less popular with the world, and made companies and foreigners (and US citizens) less willing to do business with US based companies, for fear of the NSA. In the medium/long term, I have little doubt that Snowden helped the US, but short term, it is reasonable to say he did harm.