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> Mr. Snowden is not a patriot. He is not a whistleblower. He is a criminal.

Quite a statement! It's obviously not black and white. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I think the conversation needs to be inclusive, frank and factual. And this statement from our representatives shows a major problem. They don't want conversation, they want sound bites.

As an aside, I saw the movie last night and highly recommend it to anyone unsure or not aware of what happened. It seems to be accurate enough to portray the essence of his experiences and decision making process.



> Mr. Snowden is not a patriot. He is not a whistleblower. He is a criminal.

I don't understand why people have such a hard time grasping that all 3 of the above can be (and seem to be) true at the same time.


If I acknowledge that you may be partially right, that detracts from my own zero sum 100% rightness.


Pardon me (no pun intended) - which movie??



Sorry, should've been more explicit!


I highly doubt that movie was anywhere near accurate, it's a Hollywood fantasy of the intelligence community.


According to Oliver Stone, none of the major studios in Hollywood wanted to fund the movie.




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