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bvar22

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50. This makes it really EASY to see exactly WHO is on the WRONG side of this issue at DU.

Tue Apr 15, 2014, 09:29 PM

Apr 2014

*Rampant Government Secrecy and Democracy can not co-exist.

*Persecution of Whistle Blowers and Democracy can not co-exist.

*Government surveillance of the citizenry and Democracy can not co-exist.

*Secret Laws and Democracy can not co-exist.

*Secret Courts and Democracy can not-co-exist.

*Our Democracy depends on an informed electorate.

You either believe in Democracy and a Government accountable to The People,
or you don't.
It IS that simple.

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The Pulitzer Prizes Just Demolished The Idea That Edward Snowden Is A Traitor [View all] NorthCarolina Apr 2014 OP

The Pullitzers have boxes in their garage! MannyGoldstein Apr 2014 #1

I Thought The Pulitzers Employed Pole Dancers cantbeserious Apr 2014 #16

No, a common myth, actually they just exclusively date pole dancers and make them cry Dragonfli Apr 2014 #40

Recommend! KoKo Apr 2014 #2

If so jehop61 Apr 2014 #3

Right, like he would come back to a country where the minority authoritarians who despise NorthCarolina Apr 2014 #5

Most jehop61 Apr 2014 #6

Most progressives have the sense to understand that JoeyT Apr 2014 #7

Spot on. NorthCarolina Apr 2014 #12

Correct. There is plenty that the government has done that most progressives oppose. totodeinhere Apr 2014 #41

Most LiberalLovinLug Apr 2014 #14

Authoritarians believe Government can do no wrong, and require blind allegiance period. NorthCarolina Apr 2014 #18

I am not sure I disagree so much but I would add: chknltl Apr 2014 #30

Snowden is NOT choosing to stay in Russia. Maedhros Apr 2014 #11

You don't appear to know about the war on whistleblowers I can provide a link Dragonfli Apr 2014 #43

What he revealed was important, he should be honored directly. n/t Jefferson23 Apr 2014 #4

So those two concepts can't both be true? Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #8

This site has many discussions like this. Gore1FL Apr 2014 #9

Yes, they can. Cha Apr 2014 #53

Hes a traitor!! demoncrat Apr 2014 #10

... NorthCarolina Apr 2014 #15

AWESOME!!! n/t tazkcmo Apr 2014 #17

Could not have said it better mindwalker_i Apr 2014 #21

The truly scary part is that NorthCarolina Apr 2014 #25

Not just good Democrats... mindwalker_i Apr 2014 #37

fuck off, troll frylock Apr 2014 #23

EWWWWWWW n/t Duval Apr 2014 #33

DEMONcrat. I love it! Welcome to Democratic Underground. NBachers Apr 2014 #36

Do you disparage all those that dare speak truth to power of just have a hard rhett o rick Apr 2014 #46

History will judge the Authoritarians unkindly hueymahl Apr 2014 #13

Authoritarian? lark Apr 2014 #19

he's outting both Obama and Bush but mostly pro Putin n/t PatrynXX Apr 2014 #29

What did he write that was pro-Putin? lark Apr 2014 #32

Snowden praising Russia and "leader" "for being the first to stand against human rights violations" Cha Apr 2014 #51

Much ado about little. lark Apr 2014 #58

"Pro Putin"? LiberalLovinLug Apr 2014 #34

Your link.. Cha Apr 2014 #52

You may be right LiberalLovinLug Apr 2014 #31

very good! BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2014 #20

I smell of whiff of Libertarian on this thread flamingdem Apr 2014 #22

maybe you should change your underpants frylock Apr 2014 #24

well some of us are left wing libertarians PatrynXX Apr 2014 #28

libertarians strike me as very odd. stonecutter357 Apr 2014 #44

Still is a traitor PatrynXX Apr 2014 #26

Traitor to those that would destroy the Constitution:) grahamhgreen Apr 2014 #35

Funny Cryptoad Apr 2014 #45

"...nothing the Comrade Snowden has revealed has been judged to be un-Constitutional" LiberalLovinLug Apr 2014 #47

Like I said, Cryptoad Apr 2014 #49

Why do you not want to defend our Constitution? grahamhgreen Apr 2014 #54

Our Constitution Cryptoad Apr 2014 #55

the Constitution LiberalLovinLug Apr 2014 #59

nice little speech Cryptoad Apr 2014 #60

I'm more concerned with what is written on that piece of paper LiberalLovinLug Apr 2014 #61

Some in the Tea Party support him but many Neocons like Cheney are right in there with you totodeinhere Apr 2014 #42

K & R !!! WillyT Apr 2014 #27

Unfortunately, no level of validation will stop his haters from being whatchamacallit Apr 2014 #38

Not a traitor. Duval Apr 2014 #39

Something is happening to favor Snowden polynomial Apr 2014 #48

This makes it really EASY to see exactly WHO is on the WRONG side of this issue at DU. bvar22 Apr 2014 #50

I didn't know the pullitzer's were the same as a trial Progressive dog Apr 2014 #56

In case you hadn't heard, the US now has an affinity for NorthCarolina Apr 2014 #57

I don't read fantasy, so I must Progressive dog Apr 2014 #62