> The general public thinks Edward Snowden is a traitor who should be hanged.

At least in Germany there is hardly anybody who says something like that about Snowden. There are mostly two opinions about Snowden in Germany:

1. He is a hero - the opinion of the minority

2. They hardly care (but also have nothing negative to say about Snowden) - the opinion of the majority

But there is hardly any opinion that he is a traitor (or even should be hanged - death penalty is a red line in Germany) - quite the opposite.