[grania]

I don't think most people under age 40 or so had a clue as to how bad the spying on citizens is. They still wouldn't have a clue if it weren't for Snowden's disclosure.

And for this Snowden was declared a traitor by the President and hunted to the corners of the earth. I'm clueless how anyone can take the government's side. Snowden is a hero and a patriot.

[Jeff F]

And for this Snowden was declared a traitor by the President and hunted to the corners of the earth. I'm clueless how anyone can take the government's side. Snowden is a hero and a patriot.

I hope you have or will read the article. The implication is that Snowden's design may have been to use the details released to his press contacts as a cover for his actual acts of espionage that involved a vastly greater trove of information that deeply damaging to national security. This information has noting to do with domestic spying and is only useful for America's enemies. If this is the case, then Snowden's supporters have been duped.

[OneWingedShark]

I don't think most people under age 40 or so had a clue as to how bad the spying on citizens is. They still wouldn't have a clue if it weren't for Snowden's disclosure.

You're probably right; however the spying thing is something that deeply offends them [and rightly so] — it is through that which you could use to explain real Constitutionalism to them.

And for this Snowden was declared a traitor by the President and hunted to the corners of the earth. I'm clueless how anyone can take the government's side. Snowden is a hero and a patriot.

Indeed.
How can an unlawful government legitimately use the law [which it has broken] for protection?