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aamoyg | 1 year ago

He can get arrested and killed if he speaks out like that against Russia, especially because Putin personally intervened to give him and his wife citizenship. There is an understanding that his actions made the United States look bad and that's why he is getting this and that's pretty much it. If he causes problems in Russia he can go bye bye.

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dash2|1 year ago

Right. It's fine for him to be as cowardly as everyone else! But then he's not a hero who speaks truth to power, unlike say Vladimir Kara-Murza.

mrbombastic|1 year ago

He did upend his entire life to stand up for something he believed in and now is in the sights of the US gov until the day he dies. The fact that he does not also want to be a sacrificial lamb to speak out on Ukraine doesn’t really compromise that fact in my mind.

fsflover|1 year ago

Snowden is not seeking death, he seeks justice. You won't get the latter by speaking up against a dictator while being in his hands.

tibbydudeza|1 year ago

In contrast Chelsea Manning did not run off to a country run by a dictator but had some sense of conviction.

Snowden is sadly now a useful idiot.