I'd heard that Snowden was some sort of (right-wing) libertarian, which is likely why Rand Paul defended him. But it isn't Snowden's personality or politics that are relevant. Instead, as Julio points out, it's his brave action defending civil liberties that should be praised and defended.
On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Julio Huato <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 1:22 PM, raghu <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Suddenly I am not so sure about this Snowden guy and his politics. Or >> maybe he has "evolved" since 2009 and is not still a fucking ape.. >> > > They are going to dig out all sorts of stuff to discredit him. This whole > barrage is to be expected. We know nothing about how this guy evolved. We > know nothing about his design in engaging on this chat, assuming he did. > All we have is what we can observe now, and -- just by looking at that -- we > can safely say that the guy did a great, heroic service to the people of > this country and the world. -- Jim Devine / "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." -- Philip K. Dick _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
