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US government is pressuring US companies in the exact same way, Snowden proved that.

The existence of Snowden, and his being alive and not dead, proves a salient difference.

He’s only alive because he was able to flee to Russia.

> only alive because he was able to flee to Russia

This is disingenuous. America hasn’t resorted to polonium tea tactics in the modern era. Chelsea Manning is injured but free.

Indeed, America drones people instead. Orders of magnitude more people.

You have no idea. Human lives mean nothing in China

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