“Just check out the highly suspicious death of Michael Hastings.”
Indeed. It appears that Snowden is engaging in PSYOPS against our government.
As for the “one bullet would take care of it” crowd, I’d like to know what these people would do if they worked in an environment where daily abuses of their fellow citizens privacy and the mass collection of private data were collected and disseminated, in direct contradiction to the U.S. Constitution and our Bill of Rights?
Remain silent and allow the abuse to continue unfettered?
Sorry, but if that’s the case, I would consider Snowden the Patriot as opposed to those who would choose silence as some form of perverse duty. Duty to what and who?
That may change, depending on how Snowden acts going forward, but as of today, that man is a hero in my opinion.
Unfort, there are those here that, knowing Congress VOTED to allow the abuse of the 4th, let alone 9th/10th, would still vote for those with an (R) after their names come election time.
‘National security’ (against???..’cuz I see the S. border, Boston bombing, etc. sieves) seems to trump all other Rights.
I agree. Snowden is my hero for disclosing that it is not our government spying on us, but a corporation making a profit. The media doesn’t say much about that aspect because they are in the same club. They profit by screwing us too.
When corporations have a profit motive to screw the people, just as they do with speed or red light cameras, and bribing judges to send more inmates to private prisons, our freedom and democracy are hanging by a mere thread. Katrina had private contractors taking firearms from LA citizens. Fascism is here now.
That may change, depending on how Snowden acts going forward, but as of today, that man is a hero in my opinion.
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My opinion may likewise change, as events & information come to light, but as of now I am glad Snowden acted as he did. The “proper” way to bring this stuff to light would have been to go to a member of Congress as a whistleblower ... but the Obama crowd has already treated whistleblowers in a very cavalier manner, and most Congresscritters seem scared of the Democrats (judging from their actions).
Snowden very likely thought there was no Congressman (or woman) powerful enough and interested enough to shelter him if he tried to be a whistleblower from within this country. I don’t blame him for fleeing. And I’m glad these excesses have come to light. For far too long, Americans have been fat and dumb and happy. At least now perhaps we can become a little less dumb and happy. (The fat will probably remain. ;o)