Montecresto
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This is my first post. So, hello to all. :2wave:
As for Mr. Snowden. I would have to say the word "traitor" comes to mind. While the NSA may have been up to some no good, there are options available to a true "whistleblower" other than running off to our two biggest "rivals/enemies" seeking refuge giving up only he knows what information. I believe he should be captured, tried and judged accordingly.
This Hero Worship of him in my mind is not only silly, but downright scary. It worries me that so many citizens find this country so, well, disgusting? Not really sure what word to use there.
Do you realise that as a direct result of Snowden's disclosures, there has been a national debate which did bear good fruit. Not only are Americans now aware of the NSA's abuses, lectures on the topic by law professors, articles in many of our magazines and news papers, books, discussions on morning tv shows, discussions on talk radio shows and much more, all which educated and informed the American people and brought to bear a bi-partisan bill to reform the NSA's domestic intel gathering. Most Americans value the constitution and the people's Bill of Rights, and see it as the chief apparatus that stands between them and the government. Because, as the framers noted, men are not angels. Nobody denies that Snowden broke a law, its just that so many of us think that it trumps the larger law that has been violated by the National Spy Agency. It's scary to some of us that there are Americans willing to sacrifice hard fought and won liberties for perceived security, despite the fact it was pointed out two centuries ago, would rob you of both. And welcome to DP.