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In reply to the discussion: the idiotic attacks on Snowden show exactly how petty and pathetic those folks are [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)all of this. We might be surprised when we find out how many people inside the government, state dept, defense, etc who are heart broken over the direction of this country since 9/11 became the excuse for every kind of violation of the American people's rights, not to mention all those others who are no longer here to even have any rights.
Back during the Bush years, people were not always aware, many inside his administration, Republicans mostly, quit, or like Drake eg, exposed the disturbing policies they witnessed.
Because in the end, these things rise above party politics for those who actually care about their country.
And yes, thankfully Snowden made the decision not to allow himself to be silenced after witnessing what happened to those who 'went through legitimate channels'.
The people's right to know, trumps any violation of laws that prevent them from knowing, see SC ruling in the Ellsberg case.