"Snowden fan club"?

[Skidmore]

61. I think you need to revisit old DU and see what many of us had to say back during the Bush years

regarding the Patriot Act and the NSA. You really should. Now, I don't see eye to eye with some here regarding Snowden and I have stated why and I do have a more nuanced view of things than some are looking for . That does not make me a right winger nor does it make me any less a liberal or less concerned about this nation that I love. There are truths to be found on both sides of this debate. I have been willing to hear people out and have adjust some of my thinking accordingly. I find it astonishing that there is such an investment in getting people to call Snowden a hero or whatever. I just think that there is a lot to this story than hasn't been divulged and some of it has to do with Snowden himself. My opinion.

I do take personally the dismissal out of hand of the opinons of those who don't agree with you (generic "you&quot as being unpatriotic. You know, I lived in Iran during the Revolution and part of the Iran/Iraq War. As a foreign wife of an Iranian, I had few rights during the Shah's time and even less afer the Revolution. It took me years to get out of that situation and to bring my children to safety and to my nation where there were rights and freedom available. I'm sick of the infighting here because the fight doesn't need to be happening on DU but out there. And I think we generally all agree on that. I have seen well reasoned and nuanced posts outlining why people are careful on this issue. I want people to be careful because we need to be certain of where we are going and that we are on the same page. I don't see that at any level on the left. On the right, there has been a general agreement to be on the page titled "Crazy." Sometimes it doesn't hurt to hear what people are trying to say to you. This is how we identify weaknesses all around and arrive at solutions. Why seek to make enemies of people who have likely always been your allies? I'm at a loss and would appreciate some explanation of this.