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Huh?

Snowden revealed the extent of the spy program to everyone. Now because he may be giving up info to another nation, is allowing people to complain about the second action while completely ignoring the first and major reason this story exists in the first place.

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Why are we still talking about Snowden's character? It's utterly irrelevant and painfully naive to believe he would flee to any country that has a good relationship with the US. He's not going to head to the UK, Canada, or Germany. He would be extradited in a heartbeat. He's fleeing persecution.

By fleeing "persecution," he's evidently fine with living in a worse situation than the country/government he 'exposed.' I doubt he'll be speaking out about China's, Russia's, or Ecuador's governments' actions any time soon. It's painfully naive not to see that.

There's a reason why these countries don't have a good relationship with the U.S. - and there's a reason why those who do would extradite him. Furthermore, if he had done what he did in the countries he's now cozying up with, there's no doubt he'd be facing the charges that he is in the U.S.; most likely, much worse.

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A man risks his safety and security to expose his government's secret spying system, which is being done on its people and there are actually some who are calling him a traitor for the exposure, instead of being furious that their government is doing this.

Sit booboo, sit. Good dog.

When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always. Gandhi

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Maybe one day this guy will be elected to clean up the government

When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always. Gandhi

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A man risks his safety and security to expose his government's secret spying system, which is being done on its people and there are actually some who are calling him a traitor for the exposure, instead of being furious that their government is doing this.

Sit booboo, sit. Good dog.

It's Ubu, not booboo. <_<

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It's Ubu, not booboo. <_<

Woosh.

A man risks his safety and security to expose his government's secret spying system, which is being done on its people and there are actually some who are calling him a traitor for the exposure, instead of being furious that their government is doing this.

When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always. Gandhi

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Woosh.

A man risks his safety and security to expose his government's secret spying system, which is being done on its people and there are actually some who are calling him a traitor for the exposure, instead of being furious that their government is doing this.

Why be furious about the obvious ? It's not like we live in Canada !

I'd be more concerned if the NSA wasn't doing its job.

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Economics trumps Virtue. 

 

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Woosh.

A man risks his safety and security to expose his government's secret spying system, which is being done on its people and there are actually some who are calling him a traitor for the exposure, instead of being furious that their government is doing this.

A man shares classified intelligence with hostile governments that don't care at all about freedom and privacy. He's a traitor. He could have gone straight to Ecuador. Instead he opted for China and Russia first. He deserves the fate if any traitor.
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Why be furious about the obvious ? It's not like we live in Canada !

I'd be more concerned if the NSA wasn't doing its job.

Don't you know that Hudson's a big believer in human rights? That's why he's such a big fan of Hamas, Hezbollah and the PLO.
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Why be furious about the obvious ? It's not like we live in Canada !

I'd be more concerned if the NSA wasn't doing its job.

If the NSA's job was to spy on its own citizens, then it's doing its job. If the NSA's job was to stop terrorist attacks, well, it's not doing a good job. Just ask the Boston victims.

You are partaking in the decline of the empire.

When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always. Gandhi

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If the NSA's job was to stop terrorist attacks, well, it's not doing a good job. Just ask the Boston victims.

I assume you can back that up? You have a source that will verify that the Boston victims don't think NSA's doing a good job stopping terrorist attacks? I'd really appreciate a link.

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If the NSA's job was to spy on its own citizens, then it's doing its job. If the NSA's job was to stop terrorist attacks, well, it's not doing a good job. Just ask the Boston victims.

You are partaking in the decline of the empire.

The NSA has objectives and missions that you can't even imagine. You already live in a fallen empire....not bad, huh ?

Economics trumps Virtue. 

 

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A man shares classified intelligence with hostile governments that don't care at all about freedom and privacy. He's a traitor. He could have gone straight to Ecuador. Instead he opted for China and Russia first. He deserves the fate if any traitor.

The issue is the NSA spying program, not Snowden.

Guest American Woman
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The issue is the NSA spying program, not Snowden.

For you, perhaps. As I've said repeatedly, for some the issue is The Whole Picture.

Guest American Woman
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The NSA has objectives and missions that you can't even imagine. You already live in a fallen empire....not bad, huh ?

Amen to that.

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I assume you can back that up? You have a source that will verify that the Boston victims don't think NSA's doing a good job stopping terrorist attacks? I'd really appreciate a link.

The NSA/FBI/CIA failed to stop this attack, even when...

1 - the Russian government warned the US about these two.

2 - based on that information the FBI tracked them for some time.

Even when given proper information, they still failed.

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The issue is the NSA spying program, not Snowden.

Why would his leaking classified information to hostile foreign governments not also be an issue?

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Why would his leaking classified information to hostile foreign governments not also be an issue?

Of course that is a problem. But as we see with the title up top, this is about the NSA spy program. As treasonous as leaking info to another country may be, the first and foremost issue which only a couple here seem to still 'get it' is the NSA.

At first the government tells us the program does not exist . . .

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“Mr. Snowden’s claim that he is focused on supporting transparency, freedom of the press and protection of individual rights and democracy is belied by the protectors he has potentially chosen: China, Russia, Ecuador, as we’ve seen,” Mr. Carney said. “His failure to criticize these regimes suggests that his true motive throughout has been to injure the national security of the United States not to advance Internet freedom and free speech.”

Pretty stupid statement. This whole claim that the fact he went to Russia/China/Cuba/Equador somehow impunes his motive is really quite retarded... Its not like he has a lot of options when it comes to countries that wont extradite him back to the US to stand trial for telling people the truth about their government.

I question things because I am human. And call no one my father who's no closer than a stranger

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Pretty stupid statement.

This judgement coming from someone whose criticism includes "retarded" is really quite funny.

This whole claim that the fact he went to Russia/China/Cuba/Equador somehow impunes his motive is really quite retarded... Its not like he has a lot of options when it comes to countries that wont extradite him back to the US to stand trial for telling people the truth about their government.

So why didn't he stick around in China and tell the Chinese people the truth about their government? Think he'll do that in Russia? Still up in the air where he'll end up next, but where ever it is, I'm betting he won't be "telling people the truth about their government." You think otherwise?

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Why would his leaking classified information to hostile foreign governments not also be an issue?

It is also an issue, so make a thread about it and support your claims.

Edited by cybercoma

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