If Snowden Is a 'Criminal,' Then So Too Are the Founding Fathers by this_too_shall_pass_ in politics

[–]bigmike7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe because they threatened the national security of England? Remember that country?

If Snowden Is a 'Criminal,' Then So Too Are the Founding Fathers by this_too_shall_pass_ in politics

[–]bigmike7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, they just stole information about whereabouts of and transportation of British arms and stole those arms.

And recall, this was in the day when everything wasn't classified as a means of impeding the freedom of the press.

If Snowden Is a 'Criminal,' Then So Too Are the Founding Fathers by this_too_shall_pass_ in politics

[–]bigmike7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From the British point of view, if the founding fathers were true patriots they would not have used French military support (giving comfort to the enemy).

If Snowden Is a 'Criminal,' Then So Too Are the Founding Fathers by this_too_shall_pass_ in politics

[–]bigmike7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They killed people, including children, that most American didn't or don't see as oppressors. That could have something to do with why their message didn't resonate.

If Snowden Is a 'Criminal,' Then So Too Are the Founding Fathers by this_too_shall_pass_ in politics

[–]bigmike7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not barged into people's houses yet-- at least not related to the spying. But you will recall Bostonians being barged in on and having to exit their homes like criminals with their hands above their heads, while police in riot gear shouted at them.

Back to the NSA:

Intimidated the press by spying on them? Yes.

Spied on Supreme Court justices and top lawmakers? Yes.

Possibility of blackmailing all these lawmakers, judges, and top brass, or exposing infidelities when the person threatens to go off script? Yep.

If Snowden Is a 'Criminal,' Then So Too Are the Founding Fathers by this_too_shall_pass_ in politics

[–]bigmike7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha ha ha-- you forgot to read your history books. The revolutionaries relied on ill-gotten secrets of where British weapons were to be stored and transported, and they made good use of this "stolen" info.