Snowden asylum still under review, stays in airport for now

Re:Snowden asylum still under review, stays in airport for now by pjmlp on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @08:51AM (#6095855)

I think Snowden has lots of courage for doing what he did, specially since it is the type of revelation that may cost him his life.

I have been downvoted already on the parent post, but coming from an European country that experienced dictatorship for 41 years, I have a tendency to not believe in politicians.

Many fellow Europeans had to endure similar governments in the last century.

So how could in the land of free, citizens expect it would be any different?!

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Re:Snowden asylum still under review, stays in airport for now by antitrust on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @02:08PM (#6097913)

What should we have in place of politicians?

It's a serious question.

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Re:Snowden asylum still under review, stays in airport for now by pjmlp on Thursday July 25, 2013 @04:20PM (#6104704)

I really don't know.

However tries to change the system, either becomes one of them or ends up being forced to leave with consequences from not playing with the rest of the gang.

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Re:Snowden asylum still under review, stays in airport for now by antitrust on Friday July 26, 2013 @10:43AM (#6108462)

This question fascinates me.

Everyone seems to hate politicians, yet we rely on them.

And in theory, they're acting as our proxies.

Why does this seemingly good situation turn out so badly?

(I don't know, per se. I know a number of theories. I'm mulling them over, like a fine wine or whisky or whatever it is that one mulls.)

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