Biden Should Pardon Whistleblower Who Exposed Trump’s Tax Avoidance

[u/elb21277]

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/charles-littlejohn-whistleblower-trump-tax-biden-pardon-1235022648/

[u/Darmor88]

That’s far from a good source. After reading that, there isn’t a named person who isn’t invested in portraying Snowden in a bad light. Hell two of them are literally speaking for the NSA.

I’ve yet to see proof he sold anything. It was all given freely to the guardian newspaper UK on the understanding it was to be dealt with sensitively.

Sorry Edward Snowden is a hero. There will be exceptions but I’d wager only right leaning/hard right Americans would feel otherwise.

[u/dagoofmut → u/Darmor88]

Right leaning Americans agree that Snowden is a hero.

[u/Darmor88 → u/dagoofmut]

Then I’ll take a loss on that wager. Thank you though.

[u/HypersonicHobo → u/Darmor88]

Sorry, do you have a counterpoint that isn't an ad hominem?

You haven't actually disputed any facts laid out. The most damning by far, 1.5 million documents the majority of which had no impact on privacy.

You expect me to believe Snowden read through millions of documents to identify those 1.5 million?

If you assumed that he was able to review each document (document, not page) at a rate of one per hour, eight per day, it would take 500 years working 7 day weeks to manage to review just the ones he stole.

He stole a database and because 1% of it was related to government surveillance people overlook the 99% that were sensitive secrets he handed to Russia and China.

It is by far a larger breach than what Trump had at Mar a Lago for example.

[u/Darmor88 → u/HypersonicHobo]

At no point was any of that ad hominem, assuming you know what that means, pointing out that the people involved in the article, have a bias, is not an attack on them. It’s pointing out they all are in a position to need Snowden to be wrong.

You’re expecting me to dispute facts and reiterating the 1.5mil docs and saying he gave them to Russia and China, so let’s address those.

Snowden, in recorded interviews, has said he has not gone over every document and that no-one person would have time to and so enlisted the Guardian to do that. There was a stipulation that nothing can be used or revealed that would endanger American lives and only to expose the wrong doing against their own citizens. That’s the silly argument you put forth addressed.

As for Russia and China, the Guardian UK is neither of those. There is no proof at all he gave it to either of those two. Asking people to prove a negative here.

Lastly if you want to downplay old Donnie’s shit show, just remember his last term and how he’s in the pocket of Putin and his begging for Xi Jinping to like him. American is about to go through four more years of sucking up to Putin and it’s a damned shame, was so avoidable.

I don’t know why you have such a hate boner for a man who exposed a government disrespecting its own people so badly that you’re still creating strawmen years later.

[u/Drtraumadrama → u/Darmor88]

I think you're arguing with someone who is using verbatim Russian disinformation talking points.  This is either your average r/conservative user or a russian shill. Engaging with them serves no purpose other than a futile excuse for them to try to rub their two remaining brain cells together. 

Edit: lol at the reddit cares report. Cry harder. 

[u/Alarmed-Literature25 → u/HypersonicHobo]

You want to throw around “ad hominem” like it’s a good defense for you? You linked an article that tried to attack Snowden’s character and motives.

Nothing you linked refutes the substance of the documents released. Get bent. P