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hrmjustin

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21. None but I am not the one who release classified info that said our government is spying on us, and

Wed Jun 26, 2013, 07:54 PM

Jun 2013

then run to another country that has a worse history of civil rights abuses.

Don't get me wrong I am not in favor of the governments spying on us, but it seems to me if he really wanted the attention on the story he would not have revealed himself. Or at least he would have waited more time so that the story would have gotten more attention. With him revealing himself so soon the story became more and more about him. He wanted the attention and thinks he is a great hero.

Again I am not in favor of the NSA program but I do not trust Snowden and do not think he is a hero.

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Snowden and Freedom [View all] arely staircase Jun 2013 OP

Well said! hrmjustin Jun 2013 #1

I'm pretty sure it is because he hates LGBTQs. I mean, what other reason could he have. Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #6

Well when you claim you are upset are civil rights are being trampled on but than go to hrmjustin Jun 2013 #8

precisely arely staircase Jun 2013 #12

Really.When was the last time that you petitioned the Obama admin to cut off ties with Saudi Arabia? Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #18

I didn't know I could arely staircase Jun 2013 #50

Your own thoughts written with pen & paper. Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #51

Um. He travelled to countries less likely to extradite him? Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #16

None but I am not the one who release classified info that said our government is spying on us, and hrmjustin Jun 2013 #21

Well said gholtron Jun 2013 #53

why, it's a really progressive country compared to the U.S. Whisp Jun 2013 #2

No doubt he picked Russia as a stop over because of all those reasons. Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #3

Why does it matter? BlueCheese Jun 2013 #4

Going to an authoritarian country with 4 stolen laptops arely staircase Jun 2013 #10

This all distracts from the more important issue of NSA surveillance. BlueCheese Jun 2013 #11

so then why do it (go to Russia, China)? arely staircase Jun 2013 #13

Are you asking me if I'm a loyal American or not? BlueCheese Jun 2013 #17

of course not, please don't think that arely staircase Jun 2013 #20

Thank you for the clarification. BlueCheese Jun 2013 #28

He stole the laptops? Ooh, the telephone game aspect of this story gets better and better. Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #19

what is on them is more important arely staircase Jun 2013 #23

Are Gay Married Government Workers Spying on us? NoOneMan Jun 2013 #5

But, but, but ... HE'S A *HERO*! baldguy Jun 2013 #7

He's a witch! Er, I mean he's a homophobe! That's the ticket. He flew on a Russian airline Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #9

Oh, I'm sure it's because of his love for freedom & liberty. baldguy Jun 2013 #15

He's lived his life in a country (now increasingly revealed) infamous for spying on their citizens. Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #22

Here, this is for you: baldguy Jun 2013 #26

and he stole laptops made in CHina!! GASP grasswire Jun 2013 #30

pretty sure the hardware isn't what's problematic arely staircase Jun 2013 #39

Non Sequitor. GeorgeGist Jun 2013 #14

He's hoping to propagandize "the gays". Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #25

Could it possibly be that he feels safer in an "authoritatian" country than in his own. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #24

I'd fell safer in a country that is an adversary. There is no way that I would fly to Canada, Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #27

no doubt arely staircase Jun 2013 #29

He wasn't helped by fascists. He was helped by Wikileaks. Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #47

geting advice on this from assange is like getting the enron dudes to do your taxes from jail arely staircase Jun 2013 #52

You are right. He should have flown to our ally Saudi Arabia. Beacon of freedom for Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #48

at this point I could totally see him going there arely staircase Jun 2013 #49

Spoken like a true patriot Narkos Jun 2013 #31

How jingoistic of you. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #32

That's good dude. Roget's thesaurus antonyms? Narkos Jun 2013 #33

Jingoism is a pretty standard word in popular vernacular. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #34

Haha! I always thought it was "small minds, big words"? Narkos Jun 2013 #35

Only in your warped little world, my friend. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #36

Thank you. Now I know I am in the presence of a "big mind" Narkos Jun 2013 #38

this is truly jumping the shark treestar Jun 2013 #44

Agreed. This place is weird these days Narkos Jun 2013 #45

Are you saying we should mimic them? Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #46

Snowden: "I'll just sneak off to Russia from China and give them Secrets because Russia good, China Cha Jun 2013 #37

I know, right? arely staircase Jun 2013 #40

Yes, only I'm thinking according to Snowden's mentality.. that Cha Jun 2013 #41

yeah I wasn't sure which to put lowest arely staircase Jun 2013 #42

Yeah but they haven't killed anybody in Iraq treestar Jun 2013 #43

weak sauce Rise Rebel Resist Jun 2013 #54

lol. non sequitur. redgreenandblue Jun 2013 #55

My what short memories we have. The day before the same SCOTUS cali Jun 2013 #56