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Not a lot of respect for him since he went to an enemy state that is far worse in the human rights field. If you feel like you need to break the law to share classified info you should be willing to go to jail for it, not run off to fucking Russia.
Disagree, that gives the corrupt establishment way more power to control the narrative, as opposed to the whistleblower being able to continue spreading the message, which Snowden has done, including publishing a book. Nobody went to jail over the crimes he exposed, the justice system has no credibility here.
Russia is far worse in every respect than the US. It's just hypocrisy and I question his real motives. Lots of people have written books from prison.
Russia being better or worse isn't relevant here. If Snowden moved to a NATO country he would easily be extradited back to the US. Russia is one of the US's biggest rivals, which means Russia has an active incentive to keep him "safe" so he can keep whistleblowing.
It is absolutely relevant. If you feel like breaking the law and releasing classified information is worth doing be a fucking man and take the punishment. Don't bitch off to a dictatorship enemy state and give them access to everything you know from your classified work.
I am very skeptical that he would have been allowed to write and publish a book from prison.
And I'm very skeptical that he didn't betray his country and give Russia more intel.