[a fool in paradise]

The other half of that statement (that he took the job as did Manning TO LEAK):

http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/24/4460028/edward-snowden-booz-allen-nsa-contractor-job

Edward Snowden says he took Booz Allen job to collect, leak NSA info

In an interview with the South China Morning Post, Snowden said that he took a job with Booz Allen specifically to gather information on the NSA’s spying efforts. His role as a source of leaks, sharing details of international surveillance efforts to the press, was something he says he envisioned for himself before taking the job.

[meadsjn]

None of that even pretends to hint that Snowden was left-wing.

Statist surveillance of law-abiding citizens is the stuff of left-wing communists -- commies like Obama, GWB, Cheney, the Clintons, GHWB, etc.