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In reply to the discussion: Civil Rights Icon John Lewis: Snowden’s Actions In Line With Gandhi, Thoreau [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(106,622 posts)"his security clearance was sketchy" - perhaps, but what is your evidence that this worried anyone at the NSA at all? This would need to be something dated before he made his revelations, because arse-covering by someone who doesn't want to look like they thought he was reliable, after the fact, doesn't count.
"they were about to find out that he lied" Source?
"He would never get a job in that industry again" Who promised that to you?
"The only one calling his comments--and they are entirely valid comments--"praise" is the Guardian. " Well, seeing as the interview was with them, that's not surprising. They write the headline, and other sites use it. Lewis agreed that Snowden's actions were civil disobedience, and in line with Thoreau, Gandhi, and what he himself did. It's correct he is praising him.