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In reply to the discussion: Today, finally, Snowden was PROVEN a LIAR! [View all]davidthegnome
(2,983 posts)At this point, I have to give kudos to anyone to has the nerve to blow the whistle on any US government activities. When we consider all that has happened over the past decade and more... it's not hard to understand why someone like Snowden would be reluctant to "face the consequences".
I guess that, to some extent, it depends on where we stand... whether or not we believe that even prisoners deserve to be treated humanely, with some level of respect. Whether we're willing to march in lockstep with anything the NSA does in the name of "protecting freedom". Can we, as Americans, maintain that we have any respect for privacy, or that we believe in freedom, when just about everything we do electronically is being watched? When, further, we're guilty of spying on our allies to an absolutely ridiculous extent?
I don't know Snowden personally, and frankly I'm not sure I care what kind of man he is. What I do care about is that he's one of the few people out there making any effort to tell the truth - and that in this time, that requires a nearly masochistic level of bravery.
Personally, I hope he stays away. I hope he remains free and that at some point we all recognize and applaud his bravery in doing what very few people have either the ability or the courage to do - to reveal the truth of those in power.
The idea that we have anything resembling justice here for the likes of Snowden is laughable. I wouldn't return to "face the consequences" either, because I would have no way of knowing if I'd be outsourced for torture.