Edward Snowden In 2009: Leakers Should Be 'Shot In The Balls'

[last1standing]

60. I don't disagree with any of your points..

But I do believe it goes both ways. There are those who are looking for any excuse to slam Obama and those who will defend even his most cynical moves. Like everything else in today's politics, Snowden has become a football which each side is trying to move further down the field. This is why I took a very, very long break from DU. It started before Obama's election and has continued since. Personally, I supported Obama in the primaries and general election but was quickly disenchanted when his policies didn't match his campaign rhetoric.

Anyway, when it comes down to it, Snowden's personal information is being released in a manner calculated to make him look like a person with no moral compass, which is not true from what I'm seeing, and is likely to backfire on those putting the info out. The other side is merely going to continue using it as an excuse to martyr what appears to be an incredibly normal person.

My take on Snowden is that he's your average young adult who has strong convictions but doesn't understand why. I talk to similar people every day who are socially liberal but don't understand why we have a welfare state. I find the reason for the lack of understanding tends to come from a similar lack of real world experience. Most grow out of it.

Regardless, I am very serious when I say that I don't care about Snowden, I care about whether there are proper safeguards in place to keep our government from obtaining our personal information without a well scrutinized warrant. The answer to that question should be what we all want to know.