S'funny - I thought the Right celebrated illegal acts of political
protest. Remember the Boston TEA PARTY?
On 11/1/13 12:07 PM, Joshua Thorp wrote:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/nov/01/snowden-nsa-files-surveillance-revelations-decoded
Why does the conversation always hinge on Snowden's morality? We all
knew the US government is rotten -- so no news there? But an
individual breaking an oath to hide this fact -- that is news? How
dare he reveal what we all knew was likely the case?
Snowden was well aware of how whistleblowers are treated in the US
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Andrews_Drake, specifically with
character assassination, legal prosecution, and physical and
psychological intimidation. Why exactly would it be more honorable to
sacrifice himself ineffectually? It seems the manner he chose got his
message out and he has been able to continue to shape and argue his
case. Something he would not likely have been able to do had he given
himself up to the US's prison system that allows for punitive
isolation, something he would likely have received to protect us,
his victims, from any more of his dangerous ideas and information.
--joshua
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