NSA leaker is a patriot, not a traitor

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Post by gridscomputing » Mon, Jun 10, 2013, 9:26 PM UTC

NSA leaker is a patriot, not a traitor
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Re: NSA leaker is a patriot, not a traitor

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Post by dllthomas » Mon, Jun 10, 2013, 9:42 PM UTC

'[T]he word "pardon" is trouncing "extradition"'

To be fair, I think more people know the word "pardon" than the word "extradition"...

Re: NSA leaker is a patriot, not a traitor

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Post by jmduke » Mon, Jun 10, 2013, 9:44 PM UTC

46 points in fifteen minutes and not a single comment? This NSA issue is seeming less and less like a discussion topic and more like a echo chamber, despite the rampant lack of information on all sides of the event.

Re: NSA leaker is a patriot, not a traitor

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Post by godgod » Mon, Jun 10, 2013, 9:44 PM UTC

Edward Snowden is a hero. This is a criminal government. Innocent citizens of the world are now enemies of the US police state.

Re: NSA leaker is a patriot, not a traitor

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Post by godgod » Mon, Jun 10, 2013, 9:46 PM UTC

jmduke wrote: post #3

46 points in fifteen minutes and not a single comment? This NSA issue is seeming less and less like a discussion topic and more like a echo chamber, despite the rampant lack of information on all sides of the event.

I am not afraid. I am awake.

Re: NSA leaker is a patriot, not a traitor

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Post by msandford » Mon, Jun 10, 2013, 9:47 PM UTC

Is it just me, or does it seem like this guy probably isn't holed up in Hong Kong but elsewhere? I really hope this guy is smart enough to not actually advertise where in the world he actually is to a bunch of people that would likely have no problems disappearing him. I really hope he's already in Iceland.

Re: NSA leaker is a patriot, not a traitor

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Post by tokenizer » Mon, Jun 10, 2013, 9:48 PM UTC

jmduke wrote: post #3

46 points in fifteen minutes and not a single comment? This NSA issue is seeming less and less like a discussion topic and more like a echo chamber, despite the rampant lack of information on all sides of the event.

There are three crowds on hn/reddit: Those who vote, those who comment, and those who actually read the article!

Re: NSA leaker is a patriot, not a traitor

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Post by freerobby » Mon, Jun 10, 2013, 9:49 PM UTC

"Is Snowden a hero or a traitor? Stay tuned if you can only hold one simplistic juvenile idea in your head at a time."

https://twitter.com/pourmecoffee/status/344202042019045377

Re: NSA leaker is a patriot, not a traitor

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Post by suyash » Mon, Jun 10, 2013, 9:49 PM UTC

In my opinion, he is a Traitor just like Bradley Manning for jeopardizing National Security.

Re: NSA leaker is a patriot, not a traitor

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Post by godgod » Mon, Jun 10, 2013, 9:50 PM UTC

This applies today more than ever. Up vote if you agree.

First they came for the conservatives, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a conservative.

Then they came for the tea party member, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a tea party member.

Then they came for the Libertarians, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a libertarian.

Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew.

Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Catholic.

Then they came for the Christians, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Christian.

Then they came for the Gun Owner, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Gun Owner.

Then they came for the activists, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a activist.

Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak for me.