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future_grad
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Senate IP linked to edits in Snowden's wikipedia p...
I am okay with anyone labeling him anything that they want. Some say he is a hero and some say he is a traitor...what does it matter?
rhizome
on Aug 6, 2013
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It matters that people closer to the locus of power in the US use language so imprecisely.
future_grad
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Imprecisely? It is a matter of perspective.
rhizome
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You should define your "it"'s here, but words don't enter into slang by themselves.
future_grad
on Aug 7, 2013
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Some will say he is a hero. Some will say he is a traitor. Someone is not imprecise because you disagree with something they consider to be a truth; It is a matter of perspective.
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