Quote:Kind of my thoughts as well, I can't call the guy a traitor if what he did was expose unconstitutional over reach by the federal government, but at the same time I can't consider him a patriot when he ran off to China and then Russia.

 

That said if he hadn't ran off to China or Russia and stayed here to face whatever chargers they would bring against him (assuming he wasn't just "taken" out) would that change his standing for anyone?

I think it would for a small portion of people sure. Most are firmly in the, what he did was treason or he's a hero, camps... I do think it puts a bad light on things that he fled to our" enemies but if we look at it logically it makes sense. Most of our "friends" would have sent him back here an it's not like whistleblowers are treated well by the people the blow the whistle on after all. I understand why he fled where he did but I don't think it makes sense to a lot of people. 

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