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		DharmaPolice on Sept 6, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: On the 10th anniversary of the Snowden revelations I think we should be holding governments to a higher standard than some random dude.

lern_too_spel on Sept 6, 2023 [–]

And we do. The difference is that Snowden did the crimes he is accused of. The US government, on the other hand, did not commit the crimes Snowden accused it of.

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