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Re:Russia gives Edward Snowden permanent residency by Matticus_Rex on Thursday October 22, 2020 @01:52PM (#24860945)
Yes, but mafia states do PR so that they aren't recognized as clearly as mafia states.
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Re:Russia gives Edward Snowden permanent residency by seppin on Thursday October 22, 2020 @05:31PM (#24863512)
Yes, and if you are a citizen of a free country that defects to a mafia state to help in their PR efforts, such an action should be called out for what it is.
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Re:Russia gives Edward Snowden permanent residency by TheCoelacanth on Thursday October 22, 2020 @05:44PM (#24863623)
Snowden didn't defect to Russia. The US trapped him there by revoking his passport while he was traveling through on the way to Ecuador.
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Re:Russia gives Edward Snowden permanent residency by seppin on Thursday October 22, 2020 @08:41PM (#24864955)
Why do otherwise smart people keep saying this over and over?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24860909

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Re:Russia gives Edward Snowden permanent residency by Matticus_Rex on Thursday October 22, 2020 @06:13PM (#24863842)
Literally no one contends he defected for the purpose of helping Russia's PR, so you calling it out as that is deliberately slanderous.
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Re:Russia gives Edward Snowden permanent residency by seppin on Friday October 23, 2020 @03:26PM (#24872912)
> Literally no one contends he defected for the purpose of helping Russia's PR

Right, including me. That just happened to be the result.

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