2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Huff Post: 2/29: FBI's Investigation of Clinton Makes Bernie Sanders the Real Front-Runner [View all]revbones
(3,660 posts)Whistleblowers do not enjoy normal whistleblower protections offered regarding classified matters or national security matters. Snowden did try what little avenues were available to him prior to what he did.
I hope others would stand up for the ideals of this country rather than allow it to be turned into some 1984 travesty.
Whether you consider yourself patriotic or not is no concern of mine. Obviously I personally don't feel your stance toward Snowden is very patriotic at all, and supports the lessening of our civil liberties and freedom. I'm not going to convince you and you're not going to convince me.
And throwing out bs about HIPPA regulations doesn't help your case either since it's totally something different. One is something the government is doing illegally against you. The other is someone sharing your medical history. Now that I've typed that out, I can't understand why you'd used that at all. Snowden points out illegal activities of the government. You cite an example of someone doing something illegal to show Snowden was wrong. Wow.