You take Edward Snowden for granted.
Who ever established his credentials ans a patriot?
He merely ingratiated himself to you as a constitutional patriot.
He has the Left and the Right quite rowled up.
They both love him.
I don’t even know WTF he is, so I say let us take pause.
He did, by his own hand he made an enemy of the government by showing that they were acting against the very constitution that gives them lawful legitimacy.
For the time being he has been made into a fugitive, because the knows the government has no intention of abiding by the law that is the Constitution.
Or, you can say, I did: he gave up his life here, friends, family, and country standing up for what he believes is right.
He merely ingratiated himself to you as a constitutional patriot.
And what have the politicians done? What have my fellow armed-forces done? What have I done? Compared to him, not a lot.
He has the Left and the Right quite rowled up.
They both love him.
That's because, strange as it might seem, there are those on the left who do have a sense of justice. Sure it might be twisted, manipulated, or indoctrinated to evil ends, but it is there. I think that the NSA uber-spying is merely a point where anyone who has a sense of justice (or the Constitution) ought to be riled up: it's a direct assault on the 4th, 5th, and 6th amendments.
I don’t even know WTF he is, so I say let us take pause.
Fair enough; I think I know enough to judge him as a patriot. (Patriot
being someone who supports the country, rather than the government.)