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In reply to the discussion: The Snowden Revelation That Might Start a War [View all]cui bono
(19,926 posts)You are making a personal judgment about a situation that you clearly are not familiar with based on your posts saying that there are proper channels for whistleblowers - channels which will surely get you fired, slandered in attempts to discredit you, jail a ruined reputation and career.
To think so naively that he should just have stayed when the current administration is hell bent on prosecuting whistleblowers is to ignore the reality of the situation. Which is exactly what you are doing when the only reason you give as a difference between Manning and Snowden's deserving of support is one stayed and got tortured for his actions and one left the country to avoid that or other dire consequences. That is a very shallow and naive way to look at this, especially when the real issue is the fact that the NSA is spying on American citizens without cause. Somehow that doesn't bother you. The actual issue at hand is swept aside so you can defend your idol by attempting to tarnish the whistleblower who revealed your idol's blatant disrespect of the citizens of the US and the constitution.