Still think NSA-leaker Edward Snowden is a hero?

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15. Yes, Snowden still ranks as a hero.

I've heard numerous responses that what Snowden has released is common knowledge while in the same breath calling him a traitor. Too many people identify with their own countries leadereship as if it were representing their interests when in fact most governments are representing international corporate and banking interests. The current spying scandal is one of many instances where governments are in fact the enemies of their own people. Anything that lifts the fascade of governments role is valuable and in the public interest. Whether a few embarassing tidbits of information not overly related to this overlying principle happen to surface is incidental and doesn't change anything.

As well leaking this information in no way gives Putin an advantage over Obama as again it's apparently common knowledge. I'll bet most of the people calling Snowden a traitor are the same people who supported Bush or viceversa blindly support Obama and would be calling Snowden a patriot were Bush running hte country.