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by BinaryIdiot 3410 days ago
> Given how around 50% the US population was brainwashed by government and media into believing Snowden is a traitor,

"brainwashed" seems a bit much. I have mixed feelings on the guy. Unfortunately he carried a ton of information and there is no way to completely guarantee he didn't give it to, say, China or Russia or anyone else nor is there any guarantee that the reporters didn't in turn give it to an adversarial.

I get that the privacy conversations that he sparked were great. I'm just not sold on him being all rainbows and sunshine either.

> Given that the NSA has locked down their systems completely since Snowden's revelations.

I would disagree with this assessment but I guess it depends on what you mean by "locked down".