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Poll: Edward Snowden hero or traitor

He is a Hero

42% (17)

He is a Traitor

20% (8)

He is something in between

37% (15)

Total Votes : 40

(last vote on : 6/18/2013 7:07:55 PM)
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permbondagebabe -> RE: Poll: Edward Snowden hero or traitor (6/16/2013 4:38:27 PM)
he is nuts as exactly that information isn't available. he can't find jack on the net, he is misinformed and he has no clue nor analytical understanding.

kdsub -> RE: Poll: Edward Snowden hero or traitor (6/16/2013 4:45:54 PM)
quote: okay for the US government to break laws and foul the Constitution in the name of "fighting terrorism"? What law have they broken... that is the point... this information gathering program was overseen by every member of congress and the appropriate judiciary. It is lawful and Constitutional...Now... the American people may decide they don't like it or want it we shall see. Butch

KittyDeVille -> RE: Poll: Edward Snowden hero or traitor (6/16/2013 4:48:04 PM)
The USA has no right or jurisdiction in Europe. That alone makes it illegal. Simple as that.

kdsub -> RE: Poll: Edward Snowden hero or traitor (6/16/2013 4:48:29 PM)
quote: free speech is getting raped How.... name any free speech that has been denied by this program.... name one person injured. Butch

KittyDeVille -> RE: Poll: Edward Snowden hero or traitor (6/16/2013 4:49:40 PM)
And, a law doesnt make it just or moral....and then we start the circulair reasoning from you again. I made myself and my opinion clear. And I know when I am wasting my energy.

kdsub -> RE: Poll: Edward Snowden hero or traitor (6/16/2013 4:52:25 PM)
quote: The USA has no right or jurisdiction in Europe. That alone makes it illegal What are they doing in Europe but gathering information freely available ...broadcasted over the airways and collating it and passing it along to the appropriate authorities here and overseas. Butch

kdsub -> RE: Poll: Edward Snowden hero or traitor (6/16/2013 4:54:38 PM)
quote: And, a law doesnt make it just or moral....and then we start the circulair reasoning from you again. You have not explained to me yet how gathering information is immoral. Information is information it either is or is not...nothing moral or immoral about it... It is what it is. Butch

Politesub53 -> RE: Poll: Edward Snowden hero or traitor (6/16/2013 4:56:11 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: kdsub quote: The USA has no right or jurisdiction in Europe. That alone makes it illegal What are they doing in Europe but gathering information freely available ...broadcasted over the airways and collating it and passing it along to the appropriate authorities here and overseas. Butch No thats not what they are doing in Europe. They are asking internet based companies to provide information on private communications. My email, say to you, is not public nor broadcast, nor freely available.

kdsub -> RE: Poll: Edward Snowden hero or traitor (6/16/2013 4:58:21 PM)
I'm off to a fathers day celebration so I will not be able to continue the debate for awhile... it was fun but I hope to have even more fun for the next few hours. Butch

KittyDeVille -> RE: Poll: Edward Snowden hero or traitor (6/16/2013 5:01:55 PM)
Come on, you must be kidding me. Is this how you discuss things ? Often people take a stand for or against something, because they would lose or gain a certain value or vision of their core believe system. I know what I could gain or lose, if I would take your view. What do you have to lose or gain by taking no critical view at your own government ? (and I dont need or want an answer, your point is circulairly clear....I like circles, but not in a discussion) Goodevening

DaddySatyr -> RE: Poll: Edward Snowden hero or traitor (6/16/2013 5:03:58 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: kdsub quote: And, a law doesnt make it just or moral....and then we start the circulair reasoning from you again. You have not explained to me yet how gathering information is immoral. Information is information it either is or is not...nothing moral or immoral about it... It is what it is. Butch Well, Hitler passed a "law" that "The Final Solution" was the way for Germany to go. Was that moral? Hardly. How about a law, banning abortion? Many here would find that to be "immoral". How about we pass a law making sure that homosexual couples can never enjoy the benefit of "marriage"? Immoral? Certainly. Just because a government does something doesn't mean that it is the right thing to do (or were you in favor of Bush II, going into Iraq?). Applied knowledge is power and the government is sucking up as much knowledge as they can in violation of several of our rights. Now, don't get me wrong; the right to privacy was never specifically codified by the Bill of Rights but it certainly lives within each of those enumerated rights. There was a time in this country (30 or 40 years ago) when any person that claimed the title of "Liberal" would be mortified by this kind of activity but, once again, it's about the letter, after the president's name. It truly surprises me, Butch, that you're on this side of this argument. Peace and comfort, Michael

pahunkboy -> RE: Poll: Edward Snowden hero or traitor (6/16/2013 5:05:57 PM)
http://www.mediaite.com/online/breaking-snowden-reveals-british-government-spied-on-officials-phone-calls-emails-during-g20-summit/

permbondagebabe -> RE: Poll: Edward Snowden hero or traitor (6/16/2013 5:06:17 PM)
he simply doesn't get it. just because i use a service like postal service, doesn't mean they have the right to read my mail. if that's on paper or electronically. plus in Europe they are much more sensitive when it comes to privacy as published today in "Die Welt" online edition.

kdsub -> RE: Poll: Edward Snowden hero or traitor (6/16/2013 5:07:22 PM)
Politesub you do not know...and neither do I exactly how and in what manner information is gathered. If they are voluntarily giving up info then it is your institutions not ours at fault would you not say? There is much debate in America about what constitutes privacy and I'm sure world wide as well and it may be outside the direction of this thread and deserves a separate one. I think it would make a great discussion. For instance... how much privacy can be demanded when you put information on a public network. Knowing that it is not secure by any universal law or treaty. It would be akin to me screaming my private business out the door and expecting my neighbors not to hear and if they do expecting them to forget what I said....if you get my drift. It certainly would not be illegal for them to listen and act if they deemed it necessary. Butch

pahunkboy -> RE: Poll: Edward Snowden hero or traitor (6/16/2013 5:10:07 PM)
Justin Amash Any congressman who asserts that people don't have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their personal phone records should make his own records publicly available.

kdsub -> RE: Poll: Edward Snowden hero or traitor (6/16/2013 5:10:56 PM)
quote: he simply doesn't get it. No need to change my beliefs or make me get it...This is not the purpose of this thread...nor am I trying to change yours. I have just been answering to your contentions as a debate. It is my duty as the thread originator. Let others decide for themselves if there is any worth to yours or my statements. Butch

kdsub -> RE: Poll: Edward Snowden hero or traitor (6/16/2013 5:14:56 PM)
Be sure you know what you are talking about when you say phone records...remember they are not listening to your conversations... just your meta data. Butch

erieangel -> RE: Poll: Edward Snowden hero or traitor (6/16/2013 5:53:47 PM)
As long as the government is possibly listening into phone conversations, looking at emails, etc., that makes my job as a mental health professional hard. How am I supposed to relay vital a private medical information via telephone or email if there is a chance it can be intercepted by the government? Right there, the NSA and possibly other governmental agencies are violating HIPPA regulations. All in the name of the "war on terror". So I might have a client who might, just might know somebody who knows somebody who might be a terrorist. Or I might actually have a client with direct ties to terrorism. Does that give the government the right to go snooping into all of my clients' records? And into all of my emails?

pahunkboy -> RE: Poll: Edward Snowden hero or traitor (6/16/2013 6:12:23 PM)
Here in the US we had a Constitution.

DaddySatyr -> RE: Poll: Edward Snowden hero or traitor (6/16/2013 7:22:42 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: pahunkboy Here in the US we had a Constitution. I just wanted to nominate this post for some kind of award for using the correct tense of the verb!

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