I think Snowden failed to follow the well know formula/established pathway for waging a whistle blower war after witnessing what whistle blowers before him had suffered. I’m not saying he’s the next coming, just saying lots of what he did may be understandable. Yet, I still don’t know what his true motive is.I can’t see into his mind.
I agree. But whatever the motivations of Snowden are and whether he should be considered a traitor or a spy, what we really need to focus on is the government and these surveillance programs that threaten our liberties in the name of protecting us from terrorism. We need a national dialogue on these heretofore unknown programs that Snowden termed, “turnkey tyranny.” We can kill the messenger, but the issue remains.