[Grue3]

Don't speak for all foreigners. I'm from Russia and I loathe Snowden who basically became a propaganda prop for Putin.

[thaumasiotes]

Well, this is an interesting issue. I tend to stick to the viewpoint that if a disgusting person does something worthwhile, and gets praised for it, that praise is earned. A good deed doesn't become a bad deed just because it's done by a bad person.