NSA ’just days from taking over the internet’ warns Edward Snowden

https://lemmy.nz/post/9323429

NSA ’just days from taking over the internet’ warns Edward Snowden - Lemmy NZ

He had my support until he signed himself over to Russia. It may have been his only choice, but what he says doesn’t matter one way or the other in my book.
Because the US is so much better?
The US government doesn’t openly torture, murder, kill to expand their borders, put people in jail for blank signs, or many other terrible things the Kremlin does. The US government is easily, hands down better than the Russian government.

Guantanamo Bay seemed like pretty open torture to me.

American imperialism, while different than European imperialism, is imperialism nonetheless. And damn, Native Americans would like a word with you about this point I should think…

It is no longer safe to organize a protest in Louisiana, Mississippi, or Texas. Blank signs or otherwise. This is just as if a couple of days ago, even, dang.

Guantanamo certainly wasn’t open torture, it was hidden and very controversial. My comment was about the current US government vs the current Kremlin, seems like you’re intentionally misconstruing it to make a point.

No longer safe is a biased way of interpreting the law which allows organizers to be held financially responsible for problems caused by their protest.

Completely off topic but your username is rad. Now I’ll be humming that song all day.