In defense of Snowden's tactics--
People HAVE been saying what he's saying, but nobody was listening much. except groups like EFF and people who read Wired.
NOW PEOPLE ARE LISTENING.
Sometimes it takes a dramatic act to do that, y'know? Sometimes it takes a conspicuously shocking act to get people off their Lazy-boys.
But nnnnooooooo...."attention whore", "drama queen," "self-important"-----Whatever. 
Future generations will honor these spying/data mining whistle blowers as we were taught to think Paul Revere was a hero. A rare few among us are bold enough to take a stand when they just can't take it anymore. These are the true patriots, not people who sit around grumbling while they're being slowly boiled. "Profiles in courage" y'know. As Snowden said today, "This country is worth dying for."
What is being done in this NSA situation is an outrageous betrayal of public trust and an insult to all Americans & sets a dangerous precedent. Everyone should be concerned about it.
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