Everyone knows Snowden so I guess it was quite big scandal
replyEveryone knows Snowden was a bad boy who got himself into trouble.
replyThat’s as much as your mom knows.
Circles probably matter. I am actively in communication with several hundred people of all ages outside of tech. I have never heard anyone say anything except: (1) positive of Snowden, and (2) negative of the NSA.
reply> Circles probably matter.
replyYes.
And Gitmo, lies leading to invasion of Iraq, Abu Ghraib, all of the times we whoopsies a JDAM into a school or wedding…
replyBut yeah the country under an eternal international microscope is the one “getting away with it.”
US gets away with it because no one can challenge their military might, Israel gets away with it because any criticism of the state is “anti-Semitic”. Not the same thing
replyNo one can challenge our military might?
reply...Did you just emerge from a bunker that you entered in 1946? Here in 2026 we're on quite a losing streak against MUCH weaker opponents. I mean I get it, you're doing the "Jewish conspiracy" thing and reality, truth, words having meanings are all inconsequential to you, but you have to try harder than this.
This doesn't work anymore
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