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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)75. That is why all these scandal-deniers on DU amaze me.
Can't they see beyond their noses? This is a very dangerous program. The nerds who do this stuff have no concept, no clue about what the repercussions can be for our democracy. What a bunch of loonies. And the DUers in denial are something amazing too. Blaming Snowden. He may well be a jerk, but who cares? Why not focus on the important issues like what kind of problem this causes to our so-called democracy, what jokes it makes of our election process, etc.?
The reactions to this horrible news are amazing to me.
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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