Snowden applies for political asylum in Russia

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DevilRising said:

sc94597 said:

 

@ Bolded He's brought attention to not only the topic of survellience, the disregard for rule of law, and individual property rights, but also has exposed the U.S government for what it is -- a hypocritical entity -- with no excellence in individual rights as it claims to be. That is enough to push things back up the slope that we've fell down since 9/11. 

 

But that's not news. Many people have assumed that they've been doing this to EVERYONE, not just some, ever since bullshit like "The Patriot Act" was put in place. This is years old, not new at all. Did he "confirm" it? Sure. But as I said, what has he actually accomplished while destroying his life?

As far as I recall, people who said the government was doing this to everyone where considered "tin foil hat" wearers. He has released more than a comfirmation though, he's released detailed information on who is involved.