I believe some were/are paid trolls used to divert attention from the actual spying and (Reply #17)

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Fri May 8, 2015, 08:51 AM

Dustlawyer (10,112 posts)

17. I believe some were/are paid trolls used to divert attention from the actual spying and

have it focused on the one who leaked it. Call me Captain Obvious, but it needs to be repeated. The story quickly focused on Snowden and away from the spying, it was pretty clear to those who bother to think. Because we allowed the narrative to change we all but guaranteed to quash future whistle blowers from blowing the whistle.

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49 replies	Author	Time	Post
Edward Snowden is a hero. Crimes by our government against us [View all]	woo me with science	May 2015	OP
K&R for the sad, sad truth.	Scuba	May 2015	#1
My heart use to ache...	Rockyj	May 2015	#41
hyperbolic nonsense.	stonecutter357	May 2015	#2
Crime? Against Whom?	Demeter	May 2015	#4
Then Snowden has nothing to fear coming home and facing a jury.	Cali_Democrat	May 2015	#35
Very Trollish	hueymahl	May 2015	#11
I believe some were/are paid trolls used to divert attention from the actual spying and	Dustlawyer	May 2015	#17
If facts become 'hyberbolic nonsense' we will be in an Orwellian nightmare. But surprisingly	sabrina 1	May 2015	#15
awwww...authoritarians have a sad.	nashville_brook	May 2015	#27
hyperbolic sock puppet.	KG	May 2015	#28
He ought to receive a full pardon...	Cheese Sandwich	May 2015	#3
Hell, he ought to receive	woo me with science	May 2015	#5
Along with the Congressional Medal of Freedom.	Fuddnik	May 2015	#6
LOL	Cali_Democrat	May 2015	#37
The Goal of Wholesale Surveillance	Octafish	May 2015	#7
Thank you!	woo me with science	May 2015	#38
Take a while to read all these again...	Thespian2	May 2015	#8
Fortunatey progressives are supportive of Snowden and al the other Whistle Blowers going back to	sabrina 1	May 2015	#16
Yes, I agree	Thespian2	May 2015	#31
+10000000000	woo me with science	May 2015	#48
It's getting harder for them for sure. What was revealed is what people are interested	sabrina 1	May 2015	#49
K & R	AzDar	May 2015	#9
"Snowden is a national hero"	TerrapinFlyer	May 2015	#10
Sure they do. According to the MSM he's they guy who turned traitor/hero	d_legendary1	May 2015	#19
The average American doesn't even know who the Vice President is...	TerrapinFlyer	May 2015	#20
Does it bother you when someone dares to speak out against the Oligarch Authority?	rhett o rick	May 2015	#32
K&R! This post deserves hundreds of recommendations!	Enthusiast	May 2015	#12
Thank you for the list	hueymahl	May 2015	#13
K&R	SamKnause	May 2015	#14
Thanks for the extensive list.	zeemike	May 2015	#18
kick for Ed Snowden.	navarth	May 2015	#21
Kick and R.	BeanMusical	May 2015	#22
HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!!	WillyT	May 2015	#23
No warrants for any crimes concerning this have been issued except	Cryptoad	May 2015	#24
Sadly you side with the Oligarch Authority. Snowden is a hero for the 99% and Gen Clapper is a hero	rhett o rick	May 2015	#33
Not a matter of "siding",,,, just the facts	Cryptoad	May 2015	#39
Let's take a look at your logic. You say "just the facts", which first of all would be a little	rhett o rick	May 2015	#40
Good for you	Cryptoad	May 2015	#45
You haven't shown us that your facts are more than just your opinion. nm	rhett o rick	May 2015	#46
I have searched and found no warrants,,,,,,,	Cryptoad	May 2015	#47
K&R&bookmark	JEB	May 2015	#25
I disagree that he is a hero OP but I respect your right to have the opinion that he is. nt	cstanleytech	May 2015	#26
I've got some links of my own here, if you got the stones to peruse them:	Blue_Tires	May 2015	#29
Kick for the Constitution.	Octafish	May 2015	#30
Oh, that quaint old document?	gratuitous	May 2015	#36
Prosense is not here any more to defend the NSA and rip Snowden. Darn it!	Logical	May 2015	#34
What happened to him? nt	bananas	May 2015	#42
Just left I heard. Or taking a break. Nothing bad. nt	Logical	May 2015	#44
k&r for the night crowd. nt	bananas	May 2015	#43

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