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In reply to the discussion: Re: Attacks on Snowden, Greenwald. How the fuck do people like that sleep at night? [View all]LiberalLovinLug
(14,153 posts)When you use terms like "are not quite the heroes they want everyone to believe they are". You use a projected assumption of hubris and a desire for adulation as their reasoning for doing what they did; Snowden for releasing the information, and Greenwald for printing it. No bother that Snowden has said he does NOT want to be looked upon as some kind of hero. Did Ellsberg, or Manning, or for that matter other brave whistleblowers do what they did for the hero-worship? You could extend that to anyone going out of their way to help someone else they see is in trouble. In that moment of decision, are they thinking they will get in the paper and be hailed as heros? If you honestly believe that there is no such thing as anybody doing anything because they were compelled to by their conscience then I pity someone who lives with that. A serious form of cultural nihilism.
They have become celebrities, infamous ones, as a byproduct in this age of celebrity. The Kardashians are an example of a carefully created celebrity for financial gain. Can't you see the difference?