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randome

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3. I think Snowden has very deep-rooted self-doubts.

Mon Aug 5, 2013, 11:33 AM

Aug 2013

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He gave up his fiance without a backward glance. His parents, too. He doesn't appear to have any friends and barely made it through high school.

His conviction that he could be the star to make nations tremble goes hand in hand with his overall sense of worthlessness.

IMO.

And there may be something to what you say about his adult onset epilepsy, too. I hope we can find some of this out someday.
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Snowden and the paranoid state [View all] sufrommich Aug 2013 OP

I had to look up weltanschauung ... I never learned much German. MADem Aug 2013 #1

I think Snowden has very deep-rooted self-doubts. randome Aug 2013 #3

Nice diagnosis, Dr Frist Fumesucker Aug 2013 #7

Oh come on, it's a discussion board. Discuss--no one's getting a bill, so chill. MADem Aug 2013 #8

How do you discuss anything about Civil Rights with someone who doesn't believe in the sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #32

I think your analogy is a bit of a bridge too far. MADem Aug 2013 #38

How do you draw that sweeping, inaccurate conclusion? CakeGrrl Aug 2013 #49

Gather up all your physicians and do yourself a circle heal thyselves. n/t Whisp Aug 2013 #16

Pure propaganda. Hong Kong is not at a ll remotely like China anybody who has ever traveled AppleBottom Aug 2013 #2

Or next time just read the article. sufrommich Aug 2013 #4

Sorry it reads like a bunch of dramatist tripe AppleBottom Aug 2013 #6

"someone having an opinion other than yours on the internet." Aerows Aug 2013 #17

It's a terrible article. To equate Hong Kong to China would sell only here in the US with Faux sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #33

+1: the Two Minutes Hate continues. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #5

Paranoia is often the sentiment behind Libertarian thought frazzled Aug 2013 #9

R#4 for the thread & wish Recs were allowed for individual posts, like this/#9. Paranoia is, indeed, UTUSN Aug 2013 #10

Yes, "Liberty," "Freedom," "the Constitution" ... frazzled Aug 2013 #11

You should know you're not by now. randome Aug 2013 #13

You are not alone in thinking that. nt sufrommich Aug 2013 #14

You know you're not alone. And in addition to your excellent points Number23 Aug 2013 #21

It's The Same Nonsense From A Different Angle, It's Complete Epistemic Closure, Instead of Fox, It's Skraxx Aug 2013 #44

Et tu, UT? MADem Aug 2013 #19

+1 freshwest Aug 2013 #27

Spot on. Skidmore Aug 2013 #15

I found your post much more reasoned than the OP. nt MADem Aug 2013 #18

I was just about to make a very similar point Number23 Aug 2013 #20

Excellent post, thank you, frazzeled. nm Cha Aug 2013 #29

So all we Democrats were 'Libertarians' during the Bush years??? sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #34

"We?" Bobbie Jo Aug 2013 #41

"It has been a terror campaign aimed at frightening citizens..." Skraxx Aug 2013 #45

Very good post gollygee Aug 2013 #46

+1000 CakeGrrl Aug 2013 #50

Thanks. Scurrilous Aug 2013 #12

idiotic blather reorg Aug 2013 #22

Being paranoid makes you vulnerable and poor... gulliver Aug 2013 #23

Interestingly … 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2013 #24

The problem is that it isn't RT News davidpdx Aug 2013 #25

It amazes me ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2013 #26

It amazes me too. What's more amazing is those who were so 'paranoid', yes I remember sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #35

What is funny is you missed the whole point of his post davidpdx Aug 2013 #37

+1...nt SidDithers Aug 2013 #39

+1 CakeGrrl Aug 2013 #51

To answer your question ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2013 #43

That IS interesting, isn't it? But it points to Snowden's lack of credibility. ucrdem Aug 2013 #36

Is this article trying to claim that it's all in our heads? usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #28

I guess the authority has to admit they are doing something wrong. If that is the case, we will liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #30

Thanks sufrommich.. bookmarking. Cha Aug 2013 #31

DU rec...nt SidDithers Aug 2013 #40

He Ran The Wrong Way... KharmaTrain Aug 2013 #42

Well said Egnever Aug 2013 #47

"Satisfactory explanations require trust in the person explaining." No they don't. Waiting For Everyman Aug 2013 #48