If you were Ed Snowden, what would you do?

New York Young Republican Club Blog ^ | April 20, 2014 | NYYRC

[Nifster]

Simple. IF I actually had legitimate access to this information (and not just decided to go rummaging around where I wasn’t supposed to be) AND IF I felt that the threat to the citizen was sufficiently great I would have called Victoria Toensing and Joe De Genova

[fieldmarshaldj]

That’s the other one.

[GeronL]

lol

[Nifster]

You are so wrong wrong wrong. Call Joe De Genova and Victoria Toensing.... that’s what smart folks do.

Snowden is an outright commie. His entire ploy was to do damage.

[Nifster]

Or you can do what Snowden did....do as much damage as possible and then run to both communist China and red Russia....classic

[RaceBannon]

Manning is a traitor and Snowden is a traitor

[Kit cat]

Yes it is pretty pathetic WE have a Press that is such a joke!!!! He did
go to the press out if the country press of course!!!! WE are constantly
saying to each other here why are WE getting so much of our hard news
from the UK!!!! Sheryl Attkinson said PLAIN AND SIMPLE her managers
have no balls to stand up to the administration shaking in their boots over
threats to their FCC licenses!!!!

[discostu]

If the choice is flee of hope the SWAT team doesn’t kill you during your arrest and it’s not a kangaroo trial the right answer is ALWAYS flee. There’s nothing treasonous about trying to survive exposing your government’s wrong doing.

[Flame Retardant]

These “alternatives” are designed to dissuade future whistle-blowers from doing anything effective.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Who knew Bradley Manning was so driven to become the future winner of the Tanya Harding lookalike contest ?

[GeronL]

LOL!

[freedomfiter2]

Everyone else who knew what Snowden knew but didn’t come forward is a traitor.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

One released information to the enemy, which put Americans and their allies in grave danger. The other alerted Americans and the rest of the world of warrant-less spying on everyone (enemies, allies and citizens alike). After the Berlin wall came down, most right-thinking people were aghast at the records the STASI kept, and their methods for collecting that information. The NSA puts the STASI, and similar bureaus in other totalitarian regimes, to shame. As recently as 15 years ago, almost no Americans would have tolerated what the NSA has been blithely doing, with no meaningful oversight.

[Mad Dawgg]

I'd Release everything that showed the Fedgov violated the Constitution but nothing else.

Such an act might be considered treason but being Tom Jefferson, Ben Franklin, John Adams and George Washington were all considered guilty of treason for what they did back then I would wear that badge with honor.

[Leaning Right]

Or you can do what Snowden did....do as much damage as possible and then run to both communist China and red Russia....classic

I don't think it was Snowden's goal at all to do damage, even though that occurred. I think Snowden considers himself a patriot. And to some extent, he is.

Beyond that, you do have a point. Of all his options to out the NSA, Snowden picked the least courageous one.

[DoodleDawg]

The other alerted Americans and the rest of the world of warrant-less spying on everyone (enemies, allies and citizens alike).

And also gave information to China and Russia which placed our national security in danger. One does not forgive the other. Not in my book.

[chajin]

Once he decided to blow the whistle, he had no choice but to leave the U.S. sphere of influence.

But there is a mean between staying here and taking everything with him to Russia. For example, he could have gone to India, where the extradition treaty specifically states that an offense which is political is not covered by the treaty.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

Do you really think that the terms of an extradition treaty would protect anyone the U.S. wanted, anywhere within its sphere of influence?

[Falcon4.0]

Move to France.
Fake my death.
Get facial surgery.
Move to Switzerland.

[Orangedog]

Where else on the planet could he go and not be executed by drone withing a few hours or abducted and hauled off to some off the books dungeon and tortured? The total abandonment of the rule of law for the past 13 years has consequences.