True. But if he hadn't made the arrangements he did, he almost certainly would have disappeared under the cover of night and tried in a secret court where none of the information he wanted made public would have been revealed. We wouldn't have heard a thing about prism if the government had its way, and that's what they're really upset about.
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Except he wouldn't have had to flee in the cover of night if he didn't have to face actually disappearing at the hands of the US Government. But if our own government could be trusted to handle such things openly and fairly, we wouldn't have had PRISM and the exposure of such state secrets wouldn't have been necessary. Ultimately, any intelligence lost to the Chinese and Russians is on the heads of the government itself: nothing would have been exposed if they hadn't forced him to run for his life, he wouldn't have exposed anything if they hadn't done anything wrong, and he wouldn't have been in a position to expose anything if they had properly vetted him to begin with.
I'm fairly confident that history is going to view Snowden as a hero.
Then you're more optimistic than I am. After all, we've always been at war with Eastasia.
I'd guess that if History remembers him at all, it'll be as a footnote that nobody bothers to even glance down at.
dang you mad?
Assange, Wikileaks, Luxleaks, Panama Papers, Swissleaks,... there have been, and will be, a dozen other whistle blowers or people who expose secrets - some good, some bad. I'm sure there'll be a nice movie, based on real events, made of his life some day. I'm also fairly sure he won't be considered this generation's Lincoln or MLK.
starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, actually!
Well, we do still remember the tales of Benedict Arnold and Guy Fawkes even to this day.
--Patrick
As well as Nathan Hale.
Dave
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A lot of people already do. Myself included.
Some people are just placing long-shot bets, with the payout being they can look all smart and shit for years to come.
Plus, if the odds are long enough, no one will ever notice if they lose $20, but they can still brag about the winnings if they win.
It's almost like the primary system is designed to fail in close elections so party bosses can pick someone instead.
4th Circuit Court upholds Trans students Bathroom Access.
And with the Supreme Court currently split 4-4, it's going to be upheld. This essentially makes the current NC anti-Trans bill illegal and could cost North Carolina $4.5 billion in Title IX funding.
And with the Supreme Court currently split 4-4, it's going to be upheld. This essentially makes the current NC anti-Trans bill illegal and could cost North Carolina $4.5 billion in Title IX funding.
GasBandit
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Hey, she gave the people a chance to pick the right person 8 years ago. They didn't cooperate, so this time she's making sure.
GasBandit
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How to champion a progressive cause without being a douchebag hypocrite:
Joel McHale does not cancel his North Carolina performance, but rather performs while wearing a pro LGBT shirt, addressing the issue and stating his position during the act, and donating all proceeds to the LGBTQ Center of Durham.
Bryan Adams, however, does cancel his Mississippi concert, saying “I cannot in good conscience perform in a state where certain people are being denied their civil rights due to their sexual orientation"... coming fresh off a concert in Egypt last month, where apparently he had no objections to performing in a nation where it is still de facto illegal to be LGBT.
Joel McHale does not cancel his North Carolina performance, but rather performs while wearing a pro LGBT shirt, addressing the issue and stating his position during the act, and donating all proceeds to the LGBTQ Center of Durham.
Bryan Adams, however, does cancel his Mississippi concert, saying “I cannot in good conscience perform in a state where certain people are being denied their civil rights due to their sexual orientation"... coming fresh off a concert in Egypt last month, where apparently he had no objections to performing in a nation where it is still de facto illegal to be LGBT.
Where have I heard that name before?
GasBandit
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The Canadian Government has apologized for Bryan Adams on several occasions.
You can't expect a man who recorded the main song for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves to have any sense of irony or decency.How to champion a progressive cause without being a douchebag hypocrite:
Joel McHale does not cancel his North Carolina performance, but rather performs while wearing a pro LGBT shirt, addressing the issue and stating his position during the act, and donating all proceeds to the LGBTQ Center of Durham.
Bryan Adams, however, does cancel his Mississippi concert, saying “I cannot in good conscience perform in a state where certain people are being denied their civil rights due to their sexual orientation"... coming fresh off a concert in Egypt last month, where apparently he had no objections to performing in a nation where it is still de facto illegal to be LGBT.
GasBandit
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My favorite twitter retort on the subject was "Once again, Bryan Adams hasn't done anything that Springsteen hasn't done already."
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...and I laughed myself sad. Daaaawww
GasBandit
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So New York's primary went overwhelmingly to Trump and Hillary.
No surprise there. New York's always been "Part of the problem," it's practically their state motto.
Somehow, though, it seems kind of unbalanced that Trump will get 89 delegates for 500k votes that's less votes than he got in Texas (750k votes which got him 48 delegates... Cruz won with 1.2 million votes and got 104 delegates)
No surprise there. New York's always been "Part of the problem," it's practically their state motto.
Somehow, though, it seems kind of unbalanced that Trump will get 89 delegates for 500k votes that's less votes than he got in Texas (750k votes which got him 48 delegates... Cruz won with 1.2 million votes and got 104 delegates)
GasBandit
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"We have concluded our investigation of ourselves and have found no wrongdoing." Right?
Pretty much. And it seems like this has happened before.