I always thought cowardice had nothing to do with whether the fear was justified. It does usually have the context of being judged as improper behavior.
In any case maybe a less inflammatory way to state my point: You can continue to admire Snowden for revealing the NSA spying program without necessarily demanding he martyr himself like Nathan Hale.
In any case maybe a less inflammatory way to state my point: You can continue to admire Snowden for revealing the NSA spying program without necessarily demanding he martyr himself like Nathan Hale.