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In reply to the discussion: Snowden has been vindicated and he is a hero [View all]randome
(34,845 posts)The idea that a minor character with delusions of grandeur was able to steal so much is astonishing and points out complacency on the part of everyone concerned with keeping the data secure.
I do think Snowden wanted something for himself but it wasn't money. He wanted to be seen as something other than a minor IT grunt whose life apparently seemed meaningless to him. At least that's my layman's analysis of his motives.
When he wasn't able to get the reaction he wanted by combing the data for something troubling, only then did he start giving the documents away to media companies.
I just don't see that as 'heroic'. It looks needy and hopeful to me, as if he's holding his fingers crossed each time he makes an appearance.
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