I was never crazy about Greenwald, and don't care for Snowden. But some of you make me a fanboy

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133. You really don't understand, I thought you were just being facetious. You didn't wonder why the more

personal attacks there were made on Greenwald and Snowden, the more people were turned off? That is a natural reaction by most people who in RL know such behavior would never be tolerated.

I guess those who manufacture these smear campaigns, see HB Gary eg, don't have normal human relationships. Probably why they are attracted to this not very noble occupation.

They think it's all a video game where if you zap one of the characters, there is no normal human reaction to it. Just on to zap the next one, and the next.

If I wanted to undermine someone's credibility I would do it with facts or not at all if there were not facts, as in Greenwald's case, to smear him with. He seems to have led a relatively boring life in that regard.

So they make up stuff, twist normal activities into something they were not trying to destroy someone who has one nothing more than write about politics. And they think we are too stupid to see what they are doing and how normal people react to such behavior. I understand the OP's reaction completely.

Seems to me they need more mature, intelligent smear campaigners. But wait, mature intelligent people don't engage in such behavior, deliberately setting out to ruin someone's life or reputation. And no, it's not 'just politics', it should be illegal and a few members of Congress agree and did move to investigate the smear campaign against Greenwald.