• RoosterBoy
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    9 months ago

    Russia being better or worse isn’t relevant here. If Snowden moved to a NATO country he would easily be extradited back to the US. Russia is one of the US’s biggest rivals, which means Russia has an active incentive to keep him “safe” so he can keep whistleblowing.

    • Zannsolo@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      It is absolutely relevant. If you feel like breaking the law and releasing classified information is worth doing be a fucking man and take the punishment. Don’t bitch off to a dictatorship enemy state and give them access to everything you know from your classified work.