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Has anyone changed their opinion on Edward Snowden? There is a difference between this, and exposing potential crimes toward the American people by the NSA. N

Has anyone changed their opinion on Edward Snowden? There is a difference between this, and exposing potential crimes toward the American people by the NSA. Now he seems to be attempting to embarrass and weaken US-interests as much as possible. The funny thing about all this is these leaked "revelations" are pretty much standard operating procedures for any country and their native NSA counterparts. All this is doing is allowing those other countries to mobilize public hate towards America and Americans, and use that to potentially give them the upper hand in future dealing with or against the US.

Xylakant 13y ago
> Has anyone changed their opinion on Edward Snowden? No > There is a difference between this, and exposing potential crimes toward the American people by the NSA. Yes, sure, but only marginally: The NSA is spying on other nations and the UN, violating treaties the US government voluntarily signed. IMHO, that's a pretty clear sign of a secret service out of control - unless it's the administration that is signing treaties left and ordering the secret service to break them on the right. I'm not certain which idea appeals less to me. If that's standard SOP for every country I think it deserves a public debate and that's what's happening. It's the spectre of the NSAs actions that comes back to haunt the government. Same as the whole WMD story in Iraq: Now the "undeniable proof" that Assad used chemical weapons is questioned. Nobody trusts you if you treat your friends like shit - and everybody on the receiving end is entitled to be pissed off. Sure, they'll use that in future dealings, but well, that's the price you pay. SOP, you could say.
coldtea 13y ago
>Has anyone changed their opinion on Edward Snowden? Certainly not. >There is a difference between this, and exposing potential crimes toward the American people by the NSA. Yes. The difference is that this assumes that other countries are people too, and they should also have a right to privacy, instead of just caring for his own people. >Now he seems to be attempting to embarrass and weaken US-interests as much as possible. Well, they can always stop.

Xylakant 13y ago

> Has anyone changed their opinion on Edward Snowden? No > There is a difference between this, and exposing potential crimes toward the American people by the NSA. Yes, sure, but only marginally: The NSA is spying on other nations and the UN, violating treaties the US government voluntarily signed. IMHO, that's a pretty clear sign of a secret service out of control - unless it's the administration that is signing treaties left and ordering the secret service to break them on the right. I'm not certain which idea appeals less to me. If that's standard SOP for every country I think it deserves a public debate and that's what's happening. It's the spectre of the NSAs actions that comes back to haunt the government. Same as the whole WMD story in Iraq: Now the "undeniable proof" that Assad used chemical weapons is questioned. Nobody trusts you if you treat your friends like shit - and everybody on the receiving end is entitled to be pissed off. Sure, they'll use that in future dealings, but well, that's the price you pay. SOP, you could say.

coldtea 13y ago

>Has anyone changed their opinion on Edward Snowden? Certainly not. >There is a difference between this, and exposing potential crimes toward the American people by the NSA. Yes. The difference is that this assumes that other countries are people too, and they should also have a right to privacy, instead of just caring for his own people. >Now he seems to be attempting to embarrass and weaken US-interests as much as possible. Well, they can always stop.