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by tomjen3 4692 days ago
Don't hate your country. First he leaked a ton of classified military stuff, not just bad or morally questionable things and while his treatment was shameful, the judge did take that into account during sentencing.

Finally don't hate your country because it is actually great. In most nations we would never have heard of this because it would be the way things were done, second it was the US that thought the rest of the world the ideas behind freedom. Sure it fails from time to time, but that is just because it is compromised of humans, who are awesome but fallible creatures.
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Frozenlock 4692 days ago
"second it was the US that thought the rest of the world the ideas behind freedom"

Wow. Just wow.

'Murica, much?

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tomjen3 4691 days ago
Actually Dane, but yeah I like the US. I don't often agree with their government in the things that end up in the media, but I like the country and I have a serious and profound respect for the genius of Jefferson.
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qznc 4692 days ago
"it was the US that thought the rest of the world the ideas behind freedom"

The US thought the rest of the world how an arrogant world police looks like. The ideas of freedom (aka democracy I assume) mostly originate from europe (greek republic, french revolution, reformation, enlightenment). The american revolution is certainly important, but not the only one. Also, remember that you got some serious help from France in that revolution.

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tomjen3 4691 days ago
(not from the US, in case that wasn't at all clear).

I have some respect for the ideas of the French revolution, but it ended in a serious dictatorship, a reign of terror and a lot of death people instead of freedom.

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f1nch3r 4692 days ago
If you want to wave the flag that is your prerogative. Today, I hate my country. You can't change my opinion.
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PhasmaFelis 4692 days ago
Better than the worst is not good enough.
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