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The whistleblower protections that Snowden did not bother to use are the same ones currently providing the spark for the impeachment proceedings in the US House of Representatives.

Really wish he had gone that route instead of the one he chose - and we'll never know for sure how pure his intentions were/are because of it.

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I often find myself scrolling to the bottom of these snowden threads just to see how often people downvote/flag opinions they don't agree with.

HN doesn't seem to be much better than reddit in this regard

I couldn't agree more.

This issue is super duper clear but nobody seems to "get" it.

Too enamored with the idea of a folk hero to consider the fallout from a long view perspective.

Well said.

I agree with everything he did except for fleeing the country.

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