I personally do, he actually risked his life to release information about the government spying on people. And there are for sure more advanced ways now. Even your phone is listening.
Yes. You’re a bootlicker if you say otherwise
Exactly. I think FEDS are in here now. One dude was saying he isn’t a hero and a criminal, lol.
What’s the point of asking for opinions if this is what you think of opinions different than yours.
Yes, 100 percent. The fact that he’s in exile in Russia is because he cannot get a fair trial in the US. He was never a Russian asset, he’s a whistleblower being unfairly persecuted
Fuck ya he is, the world needs more of him. Doing something for the greater good when greed and selfishness is not your primary motive 95% of the time makes you a hero in my book.
He was in 2013. And that’s what counts.
Absolutely.
He’s a hero. Doesn’t matter that it ended up being largely ignored by the public. He was motivated by doing good and sacrificed himself for it. That’s the definition of a hero. A former coworker said “who’s Edward Snowden?” when he came up. From that moment on, I judged her a moron, and that turned out to be a correct judgement.
Yes. If there ever was one.
Unreservdly YES.
Absolutely. And those who say otherwise are the real criminals
Without a doubt I think he was a hero. We should build a statue to him at the NSA or Dell HQ - maybe both.
I got in trouble in school for putting free Kevin stuff on my binders, backpack, etc
Hero? From the stance of exposing things that should have been public knowledge, absolutely.
Kevin?
Yeah sorry Kevin Mitnick. Always supported this type of stuff… I guess I was missing the bridge there.
Kevin Mitnick?
They say he invented stairs
Everyone knows this, of course. Kevin Mitnick…
mixed but yes. the govt made an example of him and from the popular standpoint he was serving the people. he also helped GDPR so thats factored in. currently the police state is still winning.
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2 day old account. Whacha doin there, OP? Do they know they don’t have to farm karma here?
I think he blew up his life to reveal something the general public probably should be aware of, but ultimately didn’t care about.
Idk if it was heroic, but it certainly was interesting how he released the info slowly to get catch the government in numerous lies attempting to downplay the truth of the matter. One of the Obama administration’s biggest blights.
Almost but not quite. If he would’ve stayed here and faced the music then it’s an unqualified yes, but his fleeing to Russia and hiding out there makes it no cigar to me.
I understand that he still was brave and gave up a lot to expose the information, but I think it may have had more impact, and would’ve been more heroic had he stayed here.
I could almost see an alternative history where he surrendered and then a whole political movement was born with him as the focal point.
