On Monday, June 10, 2013 12:44:45 AM Ryan Simpkins wrote: > Did Mr. Snowden do the right thing by disclosing PRISM and similar programs > to the world, or did he violate the trust of his employer, government, and > fellow countrymen by reveling secrets that aught not to have been reveled?
Snowden is a hero, our hero. He could have exposed any number of secrets that would have crippled (if only temporarily) the government's intelligence apparatus, but instead chose to reveal those aspects that infringe on the rights of the US citizens. Yes, he violated the trust of his employer(s), but he's one of the few who apparently still understands those God-given or natural rights enumerated by the Constitution that the government is supposed to respect and guaranty. What he exposed is much bigger than the trust relationship between employer and employee. It affects hundreds of millions' relationship with thier government. -- Doran L. Barton <[email protected]> - Linux, Perl, Web, good fun, and more! "Do not attempt to stop chain with your hands." -- Seen on a Swedish chainsaw /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
