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Originally Posted by dyna mo
my question is not what he did, but what good came from it.
we all are quite familiar with the expose, what good has come from that?
he didn't risk his life. well, up until he ended up in russia he didn't risk his life. if he had any brains, he would have been able to learn that his nsa snoopy colleagues before him who exposed the nsa are still alive and well and living their lives in their own homes in the usa.
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So you really expect after massive revelations like this, that (relatively)
OVERNIGHT the Govt is gonna come out and say "Yeah, we did it. It was wrong. We massively violated the constitution. We're sorry. We'll stop right away." Could anyone possibly be that naive?
He did risk his life. And he went to one of the two countries in the world that 1) aren't hardcore allies who would gladly give him up and 2) even the US wouldn't fuck with in terms of violating their sovereignty for an assassination or capture attempt. Had he gone to Ecuador, he'd already be dead or in US custody.
You obviously know nothing about how previous whistleblowers (who tried to do it through official channels) are treated. Their lives become a living hell. Fired, smeared, blackballed and even jailed. Power doesn't like being called on its shit.
Google Thomas Drake (former senior exec at NSA) and educate yourself a little bit.