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(4,835 posts)I think the real question is: did he do the right thing?
That's where I seem to be in disagreement with quite a few folks around here. As I've pointed out before - we didn't know for sure who deep throat was until he died.
When an individual seems to be doing it for the attention and not because it's the right thing to do - they pretty much lose my support.
My biggest complaint about the whole 'Snowden thing' is that he seems to be put on a pedestal as an individual setting the example for heroic behavior.
I think he gets too much credit for revealing that an older movie (Enemy of the State) was not that far from the truth.
No, my issue is with the 'Snowden worshippers' who IMHO are unknowingly saying to every little pissant with a security clearance: "go ahead, share the shit with other countries - you'll be hailed as a hero.
That's my issue, always has been.