U.S. eavesdropping agency chief, top deputy expected to depart soon

Re:U.S. eavesdropping agency chief, top deputy expected to d... by infocollector on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @07:39PM (#6562760)

Perhaps replace them with Snowden and let him deal with them?

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Re:U.S. eavesdropping agency chief, top deputy expected to d... by Amadou on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @09:26PM (#6563142)

Perhaps replace them with Snowden and let him deal with them?

That's almost as crazy as putting a man in jail for terrorism and then later electing him to be president - without an armed revolution in the interim.

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Re:U.S. eavesdropping agency chief, top deputy expected to d... by bhickey on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @10:53PM (#6563427)

While he did a laudable thing, Snowden ain't Nelson Mandela.

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Re:U.S. eavesdropping agency chief, top deputy expected to d... by Amadou on Friday October 18, 2013 @06:12PM (#6574338)

While he did a laudable thing, Snowden ain't Nelson Mandela.

Nelson Mandela wasn't 'Nelson Mandela' when he was sentenced to life in prison either.

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Re:U.S. eavesdropping agency chief, top deputy expected to d... by icecreampain on Thursday October 17, 2013 @01:58AM (#6563880)

Nelson Mandela was the head of a terrorist organisation that targeted civilians in its efforts to gain power by violent revolution.

See Nkonto N Sizwe, the Church Street bombing, Winnie Mandela's spree of "necklacing" (burning people alive with tires around their necks), etc. Mandela is not a saint nor a great leader.

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Re:U.S. eavesdropping agency chief, top deputy expected to d... by diminoten on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @11:12PM (#6563479)

He didn't do a laudable thing, two wrongs don't make a right.

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Re:U.S. eavesdropping agency chief, top deputy expected to d... by nitrogen on Thursday October 17, 2013 @12:42PM (#6566487)

Welcome, deontologist, to the world of consequentialism.

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Re:U.S. eavesdropping agency chief, top deputy expected to d... by wellboy on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @09:32PM (#6563155)

Holy f^^k, imagine Snowden running for president, I think he would win. The people love him, he is not corruptable and he could make a terrific president.

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Re:U.S. eavesdropping agency chief, top deputy expected to d... by rayiner on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @09:54PM (#6563240)

What a testimonial to how out of touch people on HN are. "The people love him." Really? Depending on what poll you look at, some large percentage of the public (30-40%) considers him a traitor. Even the people who agree with what he did wouldn't ever vote for him (they care more about issues like abortion, social security, etc).

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Re:U.S. eavesdropping agency chief, top deputy expected to d... by krapp on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @09:41PM (#6563190)

>he is not corruptable

He's a human being, not a paragon of virtue. He has his price just like anyone else. Cult of personality can be a dangerous thing when electing a leader.

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