On 6/13/13 1:10 AM, Steve Smith wrote:
Few care to think that dangerous or unjust events are an unavoidable
part of life.
Yes we do seem to like to ignore that as much as possible. I found
holding a security clearance to increase the likelihood that I would
find myself participating in dangerous and/or unjust activities.
I was trying to look at from Snowden's perspective. He had some
awareness of how his action was dangerous to him. But did he think
through how dangerous it was for the country and his colleagues? Did he
recognize the extent of his own ignorance and consequences of `acting
out of his pay scale'? What kind of activities did he _expect_ his
company would be tasked with by the NSA? What would have been
`reasonable' activities for BAH to be doing in his mind? It seems to me
he opt-ed in, and apparently had not thought-through how his life might
be after opting in; he was just naive. It's like someone that signs up
for a marathon and says at the 5 mile mark "This is really hard!"
Marcus
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