Gentle yet rigorous? Thanks khalling.

ah BIg jim-why would we be gentle with YOU? lol welcome back to the Gulch old friend

I see that I got voted down. So I must be in the minority.

I did not follow this very closely or dig deep into this whole thing, but here's my conclusion. (If I am mistaken, please correct me. As gently as possible.)

As a result of his job he had sensitive/classified government information. When he took that information to our enemies instead of dealing with it here, that makes it traitorous conduct to me.

Please keep in mind that this is an overview and possibly an oversimplification. So don't rip me to shreds about some minutiae. This is what it boils down to for me.

Interesting question. I remember the news coverage where they would show one GOP war hawk after another saying that Snowden was a traitor. Each time I'd wait for the supporting premise...but it never came. I really didn't, and still don't, have in-depth knowledge of the story. But...call somebody a traitor and not say why? That's odd. Just, "He's a traitor. Take our word for it."

Please explain, bigjim

Since there was strong precedent across many agencies, including the NSA that whistle blowing within the proper ranks would not be rewarded but punished, I think Snowden made an incredibly difficult decision in the face of tyranny. Hero

Here is a previous thread on Snowden: https://www.galtsgulchonline.com/post...

Traitor

Based on the available evidence, hero.
Based on fedgov reports, ah, when have those scum sucking looters told the truth?
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