Here Is Edward Snowden's Christmas Message

[gulliver]

114. Actually my position on loyalty is no tactic.

I honestly admire people who stick, even if it is to someone unworthy like Snowden. You have misjudged him, in my opinion, but sticking with him isn't the worst thing someone could do. The people who are behind him usually have good intentions. He had good intentions himself, apparently, at least in the beginning.

Unfortunately, some Snowden backers may be mere revolutionaries at heart who simply love to see a blow struck against government. They feel oppressed by the United States government in some way. But it is mostly in their heads. Sure, the government does bad things when Republicans run it. But that's why Republicanism (at least as currently practiced) needs to be stamped out. The government is a very very good thing for humanity by and large. People who think it is "the problem" or want to "drown it in the bathtub" are just as bad as the people who wear Fawkes masks.

The latest actions by Snowden are very revealing. He has had a chance to settle into the fight a bit, and now the adrenaline is probably deserting him. "Damn the torpedoes" turns into "I'm cornered."