• 800XL@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    Shut the fuck up, Snowden.You had everyone behind you until you defected to Russia. There’s no free lunch and you had a lot of info Putin would like to have. Oddly enough things really started getting bad shortly therafter.

    • Danitos@reddthat.com
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      4 hours ago

      He was being chasen by the US government, and Assange proved that being in an US allied country will still get your arrested/tortured. What other options did Snowden had other than escaping to Russia?

      IMO don’t hate the player, hate the game.

    • LiPoly@lemmynsfw.com
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      3 hours ago

      Think of it from Snowdens perspective. You get to choose: either be tortured for the rest of your life, or chill in Russia and pretend Putin is a nice guy. I know what I’d pick.

      • Alphane Moon@lemmy.world
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        2 hours ago

        He is not simply pretending Putin is a nice guy, he is clearly collaborating with russian security services. Just look at his comments on internal US politics. And he also was spreading misinformation that russia wasn’t going to invade Ukraine in Feb 2022.

        He might be a hero for many, but if you’re Ukrainian (like I am), he is clearly a piece of shit.