On: What happened to the Snowden archive

[cm2012]

He may have lost that opportunity when he took refuge, incredibly hypocritically, in a dictatorial police state.

[jra_samba → cm2012]

Snowden did not take refuge in Russia. He was trapped there when his passport was cancelled by the US.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Snowden_asylum_in_Russi...

[cm2012 → jra_samba]

He still accepted their asylum rather than voluntarily going back to the us. His original intention does not exculpate him.

[phainopepla2 → cm2012]

Taking refuge in a country isn't an endorsement of their political system or leadership. He was fleeing political persecution. Most of us would do the same thing in his place

[raincole → cm2012]

Why would he go back to the US lmao. He's foolish enough to trust the US people but not that foolish.