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Snowden and Freedom [View all] arely staircase Jun 2013 OP
Well said! hrmjustin Jun 2013 #1
I'm pretty sure it is because he hates LGBTQs. I mean, what other reason could he have. Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #6
Well when you claim you are upset are civil rights are being trampled on but than go to hrmjustin Jun 2013 #8
precisely arely staircase Jun 2013 #12
Really.When was the last time that you petitioned the Obama admin to cut off ties with Saudi Arabia? Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #18
I didn't know I could arely staircase Jun 2013 #50
Your own thoughts written with pen & paper. Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #51
Um. He travelled to countries less likely to extradite him? Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #16
None but I am not the one who release classified info that said our government is spying on us, and hrmjustin Jun 2013 #21
Well said gholtron Jun 2013 #53
why, it's a really progressive country compared to the U.S. Whisp Jun 2013 #2
No doubt he picked Russia as a stop over because of all those reasons. Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #3
Why does it matter? BlueCheese Jun 2013 #4
Going to an authoritarian country with 4 stolen laptops arely staircase Jun 2013 #10
This all distracts from the more important issue of NSA surveillance. BlueCheese Jun 2013 #11
so then why do it (go to Russia, China)? arely staircase Jun 2013 #13
Are you asking me if I'm a loyal American or not? BlueCheese Jun 2013 #17
of course not, please don't think that arely staircase Jun 2013 #20
Thank you for the clarification. BlueCheese Jun 2013 #28
He stole the laptops? Ooh, the telephone game aspect of this story gets better and better. Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #19
what is on them is more important arely staircase Jun 2013 #23
Are Gay Married Government Workers Spying on us? NoOneMan Jun 2013 #5
But, but, but ... HE'S A *HERO*! baldguy Jun 2013 #7
He's a witch! Er, I mean he's a homophobe! That's the ticket. He flew on a Russian airline Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #9
Oh, I'm sure it's because of his love for freedom & liberty. baldguy Jun 2013 #15
He's lived his life in a country (now increasingly revealed) infamous for spying on their citizens. Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #22
Here, this is for you: baldguy Jun 2013 #26
and he stole laptops made in CHina!! GASP grasswire Jun 2013 #30
pretty sure the hardware isn't what's problematic arely staircase Jun 2013 #39
Non Sequitor. GeorgeGist Jun 2013 #14
He's hoping to propagandize "the gays". Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #25
Could it possibly be that he feels safer in an "authoritatian" country than in his own. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #24
I'd fell safer in a country that is an adversary. There is no way that I would fly to Canada, Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #27
no doubt arely staircase Jun 2013 #29
He wasn't helped by fascists. He was helped by Wikileaks. Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #47
geting advice on this from assange is like getting the enron dudes to do your taxes from jail arely staircase Jun 2013 #52
You are right. He should have flown to our ally Saudi Arabia. Beacon of freedom for Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #48
at this point I could totally see him going there arely staircase Jun 2013 #49
Spoken like a true patriot Narkos Jun 2013 #31
How jingoistic of you. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #32
That's good dude. Roget's thesaurus antonyms? Narkos Jun 2013 #33
Jingoism is a pretty standard word in popular vernacular. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #34
Haha! I always thought it was "small minds, big words"? Narkos Jun 2013 #35
Only in your warped little world, my friend. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #36
Thank you. Now I know I am in the presence of a "big mind" Narkos Jun 2013 #38
this is truly jumping the shark treestar Jun 2013 #44
Agreed. This place is weird these days Narkos Jun 2013 #45
Are you saying we should mimic them? Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #46
Snowden: "I'll just sneak off to Russia from China and give them Secrets because Russia good, China Cha Jun 2013 #37
I know, right? arely staircase Jun 2013 #40
Yes, only I'm thinking according to Snowden's mentality.. that Cha Jun 2013 #41
yeah I wasn't sure which to put lowest arely staircase Jun 2013 #42
Yeah but they haven't killed anybody in Iraq treestar Jun 2013 #43
weak sauce Rise Rebel Resist Jun 2013 #54
lol. non sequitur. redgreenandblue Jun 2013 #55
My what short memories we have. The day before the same SCOTUS cali Jun 2013 #56
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