Quote Originally Posted by Eric C. View Post
Deb, you've been so much talking about the "black-and-white thinking" lately, and here you just demonstrate another example of it. I for one have never thought of that guy as a traitor or a hero, I think those are too strong words for a guy like him. He just did something not very smart and got busted.
:shrug: I was quoting a poll taken of US citizens, so I am not sure how I personally engaged in "black or white thinking" here. My own opinion is that he's more hero than traitor. He broke the law, certainly, but sometimes there are higher laws which we have to abide by, which supersede petty legalities. A crucial factor is that Snowden did not sell the information for money. In my mind, that separates him from those who steal US secrets for the sake of making a personal profit.