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In reply to the discussion: Glenn Greenwald Praises Russia Today Anchor Who Spoke Out Against Invasion Of Ukraine [View all]bvar22
(39,909 posts)..or other mussings from your imagination,
only some real sour grapes that Snowden is hailed as a Whistle Blower.
Snowden is hailed as a "Whistle Blower" precisely because he IS a Whistle Blower by all definitions of the term "Whistle Blower".
Your accusation that he is NOT a Whistle Blower is NOT supported by the facts.
Can you tell us WHY you are so resentful about this earned label?
Can you support your "suspicion" that Snowden does not qualify for Whistle Blower status?
I don't believe that JRR Tolkein or J. K. Rowling have ever been asked to support their fantasies.
They get to write out all their fact free fantasies....and nobody objects.
Maybe you should consider a career in Fantasy & Fiction.
I only pray that I would have that courage to act as Snowden did under the same situation,
because you and those like you clearly would not.
I understand.
It is so much easier to just:
*Do as you are told.
*Sit Down and Shut Up
*Don't rock the boat
*Collect the Pay Check
*Go to the Beach on the weekend.
Thank GAWD for people with the courage of Snowden, Manning, Ellsberg, and the rest,
because THEY are the protectors of our Democracy (what little is left of it).
*Rampant Government Secrecy and Democracy can not co-exist.
*Persecution of Whistle Blowers and Democracy can not co-exist.
*Government surveillance of the citizenry and Democracy can not co-exist.
*Secret Laws and Democracy can not co-exist.
*Secret Courts and Democracy can not-co-exist.
*Our Democracy depends on an informed electorate.
You either believe in Democracy and protect the Whistle Blowers, TwilightGardener,
or you don't.
It IS that simple.

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