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Re:Edward Snowden Q&A by kbenson on Monday June 17, 2013 @12:36PM (#5894144)
Of course, if you were an American spy and wanted to discredit him, this is exactly what you would say.

We can do this all day...

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Re:Edward Snowden Q&A by narrator on Monday June 17, 2013 @02:08PM (#5894813)
But that's taking the second derivative of the situation. Most people can barely take the first.
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Re:Edward Snowden Q&A by kbenson on Monday June 17, 2013 @02:24PM (#5894944)
The point is that it's a ridiculous nonsense statement. It can be applied to anyone about anything. I have no problem with someone believing he's a spy based on evidence or even intuition. I do have a problem with a tautology being used as evidence, or to sway opinion.

If the person is trying to deceive you they will attempt to deceive you. Well, duh.

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