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> That's certainly his choice to make, but it's not the 'patriotic' choice. Seeking asylum in Russia is neither patriotic nor unpatriotic. It does not follow t

• mpyne 13y ago
  > > That's certainly his choice to make, but it's not the 'patriotic' choice. > Seeking asylum in Russia is neither patriotic nor unpatriotic. It does not follow that Snowden is not a patriot. Nor does it follow that Snowden is a patriot. Given that I had argued for other reasons that on the whole Snowden is not, I had assumed that this point was your attempt to show that Snowden is a patriot. If you're saying instead that the point is indeterminate then you should have just said so, as I'm sure we'll both agree his decision to seek asylum was a personal choice. > You are being deliberately obtuse. And you were being deliberately outlandish. But in any event, the most Snowden coverage I've seen mentioned on HN, by far, has been links from "theguardian.com", so I don't feel I was even obtuse.