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In reply to the discussion: Swedish professor nominates Edward Snowden for the Nobel Peace Prize... [View all]Diclotican
(5,095 posts)Progressive dog
Snowden will be given asylum somewhere - my guess is in the Latin america area, where US have kind of destroying any reasonable respect they might have had since George W Bush jr got into office.. Not that the rest of the world are to full of respect for the US this days... It is more fear about what the US can do - than respect for US, that is keeping most country in Europe out of getting Snowden an asylum.. Even though I suspect Russia could do it - out of spike if US are not playing her hand right with Putin... He is a shessplayer who I doubt to many want to have a dance with....
At one time the US more or less ran the international community - and the right wingers in the US, do believe US to be the only force to really rule the world - not govern it by laws - but by ruling it as ancient kings ruled their kingdoms and empires... The problem is that most empires have faltered - and the few kindoms who still are around - have kings and queens with Little power out of what is the costume and respect for their parliaments - for the most part they are figurehead without much power - sometimes they do have some regal power as the british Queen have - but that is limited to what the Parliament at West mister want the Queen to have... And it works rather well for the most part - at least in UK
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