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In reply to the discussion: Al Gore: Edward Snowden's 'Important Service' [View all]LiberalLovinLug
(14,174 posts)Snowden revealed a slice out of of river of diplomatic information...no military or top secret clearance, so not to worry there. Still, it did put the US (and other nation's leaders) in a bad light in a lot of cables. The main thing was it exposed the extent of unwarranted mass civilian eavesdropping, but it also revealed lies and shenanigans on the international level with diplomats everywhere.
As I said, it was a slice in time of a river, which continues to flow even now, out of the reach of Snowden. It was revealing and educational to have a small glimpse into the shadowy world that is usually kept locked away from the general public. There was no harm done relatively speaking. Our capitalist democracy goes on without a blip. Snowden allowing us to get this tiny glimpse into that secret world did not cause WW3 and never will. Besides the greater accomplishment of opening the dialogue on what is acceptable for privacy in a democracy, what else it did is temporarily embarrass a few heads of government, and put them on notice that the public is aware. There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with this IMO.