You asked me a question that is a classic version of the "When did you stop beating your wife?" fallacy.
I pointed that fallacy out.
I'm sorry that I presumed you were familiar with these fundamental principles of argumentation.
Wrong question to ask. Don’t you realize that sometimes wives pull those false allegation stunts when they want to win custody of the kids amidst bitter divorce proceedings? That’s a weird question to ask to win an argument. What does accusing someone of wifebeating have to do with defending or arguing against the merits of Snowden’s decision to flee to Russia? I’m aware wifebeating is rampant in Russia, but I don’t think Snowden has been accussed of wife beating either. And even if you’re argument has nothing to do with this particular deed, it doesn’t make sense. It reminds me of the time I debated a Libertarian about government financing of public education. The Libertarrian kept talking about going to Wal-Mart to buy oranges, I responded by saying we are debating the issue of public education not how to shop at Wal-Mart, so please stay on topic. The Libertarian was stumped and had little else to say for the rest of the debate.