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[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (8 children)

And how does this justify Snowden promoting russian genocidal imperialism in Ukraine?

He did a good thing, so now he is an untouchable saint?

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago (7 children)

I'm guessing that was a deal Russia made with him, he gets to live as long as he's useful to Russia.

I don't think anyone is calling him a saint. He's a whistleblower whose best option was to defect to Russia, after a period of trying not to do that.

[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (6 children)

Treating him as a saint; because he revealed the NSA stuff, all his subsequent actions are justified and he should not be subject to criticism.

This is an extremely common view in some part of the English speaking internet.

I reject this approach. As far as I am concerned, I hope him and his family get to experience what they the wish upon Ukrainians in the occupied territories (getting sent to to a torture camp for speaking Ukrainian).

[–] 0x0@programming.dev 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I hope him and his family get to experience what they the wish upon Ukrainians

Ah yes, an eye for an eye, certainly the way to advance humanity.

[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Propagandists are legitimate targets in a state of war. Your moralising is shallow and insincere.

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