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In reply to the discussion: I just can't stop thinking about Snowden and what a jerk he is. [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)has a perfect one themselves, has always gotten along with everyone, graduated with honors from school, passed every test, can run a mile in less than eight minutes, has low cholesterol, eats only the healthiest foods, finishes every task, keeps a clean house, pays every bill on time, always returns calls, can play a couple of musical instruments, repair computers and violins, speak five languages, leap over ponds, recite all the poems of Emily Dickinson and has a top secret or whatever security classification.
Well, bully for y'all, cause I'm not so perfect, and I know it, and I'm willing to admit it.
To me, Snowden looks like your usual nerdy misfit. The information he has appears at this point to be real. We haven't heard any big denials from the government.
As for Snowden, who really cares? It's his message that counts.
Don't shoot the messenger. Think about what his message, if true, means for our democracy. If you think about that, your anger will shift from Snowden to the NSA types who are destroying our self-government.