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The difference between Snowden and other NSA employees is that Snowden is the real U.S. patriot, not just government worker.
by kushti 13y ago
The difference between Snowden and other NSA employees is that Snowden is the real U.S. patriot, not just government worker.
- skrebbel 13y agoI don't understand that. Why is doing the right thing somehow "patriotic"? You don't need to "love your country" to want to make it a better place.
- k__ 13y agoProbably the other way around. If you do something for the people of a country you're patriotic.
- skriticos2 13y agoHm, national patriotism seems shortsighted in the post-modern age. Can we please be global patriots in the age of Internet and global communication and commerce?
- randallsquared 13y agoWanting to make your country a better place is evidence that you love your country, at least.
- kordless 13y agoA patriot does for his country what its government will not, or cannot.
- maigret 13y agoNo. (Ideally) a patriot does what is good for his country, whatever the government does, good or bad. That can include helping the government do what is right for the country and its citizen.