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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsImagine if Snowden/Greenwald had done their exposing under Bush.....
This place would be 100% behind them for exposing the NSA shit!
People would be OUTRAGED at Bush for the NSA atrocities! Snowden would of been a HERO to all Democrats!
But under a Democratic admiinintration, Snowden is a traitor!
LOL!
kelliekat44
(7,759 posts)marmar
(76,982 posts)"useless hacks without a shred of intellectual honesty"
I'm inclined to agree with him.
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)who .are very vocal who oppose them.
But you are correct, we know this because this place was almost 100% behind the Whistle Blowers who came forward about the NSA spying when Bush was in the WH.
And NO ONE seemed to care that most of them were REPUBLICANS. Lol, hypocrisy is amusing.
el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)opinion - but I suspect it would be confused at best.
I think the other issue is that many people coming at this issue are invested in Snowden/Greenwald or President Obama such that they don't see the negative side.
Bryant
malaise
(267,801 posts)Turns out there are more partisans than there are folks with genuine convictions.
KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)(Snowden, Greenwald) mean skepticism of what they are claiming is warranted.
Furthermore, those who constantly equate criticism of them with support for NSA over reaching is deceptive.
d_b
(7,451 posts)admin-created gg/snowden avatars
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)You are making the assumption that everyone who states Snowden is a traitor are also upset that he released the information. You cannot read this forum truthfully and come to that conclusion. Example: I think Snowden is a Traitor as things stand now. I am also extremely happy for what he has done. I wish you and others wouldn't make it all about one man. It isn't just those who think Snowden to be an ass who just want to talk about him. Those who want him to garner hero status do the same. The governmental abuse of the constitution is the problem at hand. Not a fishy little dude. Snowden wouldn't be a hero to me under Bush. Not even close. Then again I don't attempt to have thousands and thousands of hero's running around in my head.
pansypoo53219
(20,906 posts)so it DID happen under bush.