What is it about Edward Snowden that elicits a negative reaction from some people?

[tavalon]

30. I'll give it a try. There is a personality called the whistleblower personality

People with that personality tell truths, truths that cause them to lose jobs, sometimes their freedom, even their lives. It's a pretty rare personality to have, one that is guided by a due north compass of morality. People who don't possess that kind of personality seem to think they are being looked down upon for not having the guts to give it all up for truth. People aren't in fact being accused of that but I think that may be some of what we're seeing.

I have that sort of personality but when I had a child, I chose to live a life that was, for me, duplicitous. I no longer speak up about the things I see that should be spoken up about because I have a child to protect. It's no longer just me. Notice the three most well known whistleblowers are single.

Anyway, just my thoughts. In a word, envy. Envy can make for viciously mean people.