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In reply to the discussion: I am getting the odd sense that some don't like Snowden because he made the establishment look bad [View all]kentuck
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I am getting the odd sense that some don't like Snowden because he made the establishment look bad [View all]
The Straight Story
Jul 2013
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Perhaps instead of trying to make up something about why those opposed to Snowden feel that way....
VanillaRhapsody
Jul 2013
#1
Romney is not in, Obama is, and he is the most honest politician in modern history.
tridim
Jul 2013
#152
You know we will have shitty presidents after Obama, right? The precedents the good ones make
Ed Suspicious
Jul 2013
#157
This is a war between the 1% and the 99%. Which side do you choose? You wont say will you? nm
rhett o rick
Jul 2013
#43
I guess I'm one of the ilk you apparently find disgusting. I like that stand your ground
A Simple Game
Jul 2013
#121
It comes down to how much you value democracy, representative government. I value it greatly.
JDPriestly
Jul 2013
#72
The M$M would sooner be bastinadoed than talk about policy, particularly in respect to surveillance
Fumesucker
Jul 2013
#94
"Because if he can be exempt, why should ANYONE be held to account for their crimes?"
rhett o rick
Jul 2013
#105
LOL yep we bail out the criminal banksters but Snowden gets nothing. There's no real justice anymore
L0oniX
Jul 2013
#120
Indeed. But I don't think they believe we employ them but the other way around
The Straight Story
Jul 2013
#9
OK. Then, when we have another Oklahoma City or 9/11, and believe me, we will if your
bluestate10
Jul 2013
#21
Death by terrorist is statistically zero compared to other causes of death. Yet
rhett o rick
Jul 2013
#45
"If people are so afraid of dying, they'd be better off chasing down drunk drivers"...
Kurovski
Jul 2013
#166
We'll have another Oklahoma City or 9/11 whether or not we live in a security state.
winter is coming
Jul 2013
#33
If you want safety, buy a house on a big lot and build a bunker on your property.
JDPriestly
Jul 2013
#75
So, you would have no problem explaining how this would have stopped either
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2013
#90
Frankly, I don't give a fuck. Those events happened even with government invasion of privacy.
JVS
Jul 2013
#92
When people start demonizing the Bolivian president, not for anything he actually did, but
Marr
Jul 2013
#8
If these are truly Democrats that are saying that, then it shows that...
AZ Progressive
Jul 2013
#10
Any theory contradicting his story rapidly descends into obviously farcical nonsense.
sibelian
Jul 2013
#91
I'm more concerned about what Obama admitted to than what is in the documents.
JDPriestly
Jul 2013
#156
I don't like Snowden because he is a coward and a traitor. No one else, in the history
bluestate10
Jul 2013
#16
Given we have tortured people and put them in jails without charges and keep them there
The Straight Story
Jul 2013
#19
Mark Felt hid for over 30 years before he was revealed as Deep Throat
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2013
#99
you think leaking info to the Chinese & Russians is "making the establishment look bad"? LOL!
KittyWampus
Jul 2013
#22
It's disingenious anyway, as he has not exclusively shared anything with the chinese or russian gov.
Democracyinkind
Jul 2013
#89
It's just the same sort of blind partisanship you see from Sean Hannity or some other Fox News type.
Douglas Carpenter
Jul 2013
#26
No, a coward is someone who kills kids using drones from thousands of miles away
The Straight Story
Jul 2013
#38
If you are bombing people not a threat to you. Yes. They call it something else when citizens do it
The Straight Story
Jul 2013
#44
Song for you courtesy of Roger Waters. "The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range"
go west young man
Jul 2013
#53
Okay, so the Chinese and the Russians had NO idea that we were spying on them before Snowden, yet
mbperrin
Jul 2013
#102
Are you kidding me? The American people didn't know that we spy on China and Russia
pnwmom
Jul 2013
#162
ding, ding, ding. . .the peon made the nobles looks like shit. Nobles want blood
Nanjing to Seoul
Jul 2013
#66
From an objective non-ideological PoV, who is Snowden actually helping?
struggle4progress
Jul 2013
#74
He doesn't seem to care about consequences. And with the responsibility he had, that should be
SleeplessinSoCal
Jul 2013
#83
What specific things has he said that you regard as treasonous? (nt)
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2013
#101
So you're ok with NSA spying on us, but are only mad because the public exposure of it makes Obama
rusty fender
Jul 2013
#112
Funny Thing Those Laws - Seems They Don't Apply To The 1% - But Do For The 99%
cantbeserious
Jul 2013
#144
You are off topic and wrong, the USA has special prisons for the wealthy
Progressive dog
Jul 2013
#168
Thanks For The Scolding - I Needed That - We Will Have To Agree To Disagree
cantbeserious
Jul 2013
#169