WTF, Snowden???

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/07/06/have-we-all-been-fooled-by-edward-snowden/

This new information has me pondering exactly who this guy is: is he the concerned whistle-blower? Or did he have an ulterior motive to spill what he did? His background isn't really CIA or NSA material, so say a few people I've spoken to who actually have worked for a government contractor. So why was he hired? And why did he pick now to speak out? This has never smelled right to me, which is why I have withheld judgement. But these new revelations create even more questions. Is this whole thing a ruse to make the President look bad? If so, who is funding it – who is paying for all his travel and hotels? Or is Edward Snowden, a man who has completely destroyed his own life, just stupid?

[Don Coyote]

honestly I don't think it's important what his motivations are for leaking this information.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

True dat, it needed to come out for whatever reason.

It's just creepy that even THIS is possibly a put-up job.

[Cardinal Pizza Deliverance.]

Vilifying the whistle-blower discredits the validity of the horrible horrible shit they uncover. It's a great tactic. I know more about his pole-dancing hooker girlfriend in Hawaii than I know about what he actually leaked.

[The Johnny]

Vilifying the whistle-blower discredits the validity of the horrible horrible shit they uncover. It's a great tactic. I know more about his pole-dancing hooker girlfriend in Hawaii than I know about what he actually leaked.

Yeah, that's what i was thinking.

[Salty]

As much as I'd love to lay my faith in that turgid reporting style of T-Steelman, that link is just a shitty hatchet job by some sockfucking, basement dwelling toolbag.

[Left]

Even if that was his opinion back then, opinions change.
*Shrug*

[Ben Shapiro]

As much as I'd love to lay my faith in that turgid reporting style of T-Steelman, that link is just a shitty hatchet job by some sockfucking, basement dwelling toolbag.

HFT?

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

As much as I'd love to lay my faith in that turgid reporting style of T-Steelman, that link is just a shitty hatchet job by some sockfucking, basement dwelling toolbag.

HFT?

I think you might be onto something.   

[Junkenstein]

Kind of related, main point is that the actions/ thoughts of the individual are not intriniscally linked to any information they reveal.
http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/julian-assange-film-interview

Several parallels between Assange/Snowden. Do their personal thought/opinions/lives impact on the information made public? Not really. Is it therefore worth discussing? Not really.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

The "who funded it?" angle was my reason for posting that, not "ZOMG Snowden's an azzhole!"

[Junkenstein]

I got that, but I think in this instance there are too many potential backers for Anti-Snowden shit of all flavours.

Taking the corporate interests alone, they've got a massive profit incentive to smear anyone who tarnishes their brand. Align government interests with that and you could guess all year and still not name the right culprit.

Also, there's the thing that this kind of shit does not always need any kind of backing. There's plenty of internet detectives now, and just like every other section of humanity, they've got their share of crazy.

Ahem:

http://www.addictinginfo.org/author/t-steelman/

Articles by: T. Steelman
I am a life-long Liberal who has been writing for as long as I can remember and have always written about injustice: I have been writing online about politics since 2007. I am also a Wiccan High Priestess and have been a Wiccan since I was 15. Consequently, I am a religious freedom activist and write on the topic a lot. I am a fan of Progressive Rock as well as Progressive politics. I live in Western Washington with my husband, daughter, 2 cats and a small herd of alpacas

It continues.

The Prosecution rests.

[Q. G. Pennyworth]

I got that, but I think in this instance there are too many potential backers for Anti-Snowden shit of all flavours.

Taking the corporate interests alone, they've got a massive profit incentive to smear anyone who tarnishes their brand. Align government interests with that and you could guess all year and still not name the right culprit.

Also, there's the thing that this kind of shit does not always need any kind of backing. There's plenty of internet detectives now, and just like every other section of humanity, they've got their share of crazy.

Ahem:

http://www.addictinginfo.org/author/t-steelman/

Articles by: T. Steelman
I am a life-long Liberal who has been writing for as long as I can remember and have always written about injustice: I have been writing online about politics since 2007. I am also a Wiccan High Priestess and have been a Wiccan since I was 15. Consequently, I am a religious freedom activist and write on the topic a lot. I am a fan of Progressive Rock as well as Progressive politics. I live in Western Washington with my husband, daughter, 2 cats and a small herd of alpacas

It continues.

The Prosecution rests.

Is there a law that "religious freedom activists" have to be unrelenting douchenozzles? Because at this point it seems a little too much to just be coincidence.

[Junkenstein]

Kind of related, main point is that the actions/ thoughts of the individual are not intriniscally linked to any information they reveal.
http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/julian-assange-film-interview

Several parallels between Assange/Snowden. Do their personal thought/opinions/lives impact on the information made public? Not really. Is it therefore worth discussing? Not really.

Thinking about this a bit, it's actually increasingly important to keep the deed seperate from the person. By several accounts, Assange isn't a saint, and neither it appears, is Snowden. However the person is tied to the event so any effective attack on one helps discredit the other.

How long before Snowden was called a traitor? I'll be generous and say hours. Criticism of the involved journalists and newspapers would have been same day.  Public opinion forms early and hard. I suspect in the case of Snowden it's not going to get any easier or better. Even if he gains asylum somewhere favourable, I wouldn't be particularly confident in the abilities of my new nation to adequately protect me from as US black bag squad.

Also, yeah, forgot to highlight religious freedom activist, but then again, I really should have bolded the whole thing.

[Salty]

Junkenstein sez
Ahem:

http://www.addictinginfo.org/author/t-steelman/

Articles by: T. Steelman
I am a life-long Liberal who has been writing for as long as I can remember and have always written about injustice: I have been writing online about politics since 2007. I am also a Wiccan High Priestess and have been a Wiccan since I was 15. Consequently, I am a religious freedom activist and write on the topic a lot. I am a fan of Progressive Rock as well as Progressive politics. I live in Western Washington with my husband, daughter, 2 cats and a small herd of alpacas.

The Prosecution rests.

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