• Jeff Moden (7/28/2014)


    djackson 22568 (7/28/2014)


    David.Poole (7/28/2014)


    And where does Edward Snowden fit into this piece?

    IMO Snowden is a hero. He broke the law in order to expose our government's illegal violation of every US citizen's rights. He chose to suffer the consequences knowing it was the only way to expose the abuse, while also recognizing we (our population) are too stupid to do anything about it.

    IMO the person referenced in this thread is simply an idiot. Violating the law in order to force a company to do the right thing is different in that he had other options yet chose the method that was easiest. Snowden didn't have any options at all, and made up his own option to help the greater good.

    Interesting take on that. Personnally, I feel that his actions put a lot more people at risk that what he "saved".

    The government sends our men and women to war far too often. When they do, losses of our soldiers and civilians are viewed as collateral damage, acceptable losses, and other terms that disgust me. Yet most people view these losses as acceptable in order to secure our freedom.

    Snowden attempted to convince those he reported to that our government was violating the law, and our constitution. While some may debate that they are violating the law, any serious review of the facts can only conclude that they were, and continue to. The most common argument to the contrary is it is OK if you have nothing to hide. Sigh.

    So on one hand we had someone who broke the law, but had avenues available to him to expose the wrongdoing legally. I can't justify what he did at all. On the other hand Snowden had no choice left, he had tried the legal avenues and was told to shut up. If our government was at all trustworthy what he did would be rewarded. Of course, it would never have been necessary.

    Dave