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by youngButEager 3622 days ago
Edward Snowden was the source of leaks exposing the massive and illegal snooping on U.S. citizens by our government.

The vast majority of U.S. citizens did not focus anger on the leaker -- only the exposed facts mattered.

It really doesn't matter who the whistle-blower is. The facts and the wrongdoing matter.

The people who villify whistle-blowers "can't handle the truth."

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It kinda does matter if the official security organs of another nation are messing with our elections. That's double plus ungood. It would be even more ungood if evidence were uncovered demonstrating that the manager of one campaign with connections in the region colluded with the Russians (see also: Kissinger, Vietnam; Poppy Bush, Iran). (Obviously, the US's hands aren't particularly clean here, what with the CIA having intervened in foreign governments repeatedly)
The DNC manipulated their elections. The hackers (if a state actor or a lone amateur) are setting the record straight and are doing a great service to the american public. They haven't found yet strong evidence of the election manipulation at the hacked servers, but this doesn't mean it didn't happen. So far the Clinton Foundation leaks alone should be enough material for treason.
The Clinton Foundation levied war against the UNited States, and/or gave aid and comfort to its enemies?
I thought only Republicans believe in conspiracy theories! Remember how "Bush lied to invade Iraq"? I see the same thing happening here. President Hillary is preparing the American people for a possible WW3 with Russia. She's a war hawk, advocated for a no-fly zone over Syria, and favors escalating hostility with Russia. You were warned.