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

[karynnj]

41. Look at the hundreds of threads about him - even just today

Count the number of replies defending him - and if you want sub tally those calling him a hero and those not going that far.

Count those that argue against him - again sub tally those that "show visceral contempt" for him.

Looking at the treads, I see FAR MORE defending him than arguing that he was wrong - even if the mildest possible negative ones are counted. I don't know what you consider visceral contempt for him. If I took that to mean considering him as many do Bush/Cheney, there are not that many. I also think that it is his actions that are being attacked.

I think what is happening is that DU has never been really just Democratic (underground). Given when it developed, there is a large core of people who are more accurately Libertarian. The overlap of most left leaning Democrats on social issues and especially on war has meant that it is issues like this that create the split here.