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In reply to the discussion: It's A Darn Good Thing All Those Snowden Revelations Came To Nothing... [View all]AverageJoe90
(10,745 posts)Even now, there's been a concerted effort to paint Snowden as a "hero" by the crooks manipulating the mass media. Funny thing is, just 3 years ago, the then Bradley Manning pulled his own schtick and was almost *immediately* vilified mainly by most of the very same people lauding Snowden now!)....and unlike Snowden, Manning actually truly believed he was doing the right thing. Now *she*, as Chelsea Manning, is serving 50+ years in prison, and she did FAR less damage than Snowden. Snowden, on the other hand, knew damn well he was putting U.S. personnel at risk.....and he simply didn't care.
And frankly, I find it all too disturbing that in general, outside of a few liberal sites like DU(who tend to be more principled) many of very same people who condemned *actual* whistleblowers like Valerie Plame when Bush was POTUS, are now some of the most fervent admirers of Fast Eddie Snowden today.....hmm....you think there might be some anti-Obama animus involved perhaps?