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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)68. Does that change the problem that Obama has with the NSA
out of control and the money, etc. spent on private contractors and the huge number of private contractors with top security clearances? All of those things really trouble me.
Who cares whether Snowden is right-wing?
I care about our democratic form of government which appears to be a bit of a joke right now considering that a sitting president and his staff can have ready access to so much personal information about people opposing them.
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Snowden told America that the Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor and everyone got upset....
uponit7771
Jun 2013
#1
Nope. Some people say he cheered for the Iraq war but no one actually heard him do it.
Luminous Animal
Jun 2013
#7
FYI, Hillary supported the Iraq invasion and has never walked that support back.
Luminous Animal
Jun 2013
#14
Ooh, tetchy, ain't ya. I wouldn't make that argument and I never have but
Luminous Animal
Jun 2013
#28
the story is about a massive private machine that collects data on us citizens illegally
xiamiam
Jun 2013
#46
Most of the libertarians, who are now revered, were initially onboard. Libertarians =
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2013
#77
I find the absolute dichotomy re: Snowden amazing... Either he's a "hero" or a "traitor" to DUers
hlthe2b
Jun 2013
#12
Yep. Rumor has it that in the 3rd grade he leaked to his classmaes that 3x9=27
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jun 2013
#43