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Sep 27, 2016 12:18 AM
precioushex
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Imthedroidyouwerelookingfor
Fuck this guy.
minusunu
no way !
IronicContradiction
I hate the Washington Post
TheGirafe
Cmon, can we not repost things that aren't even two weeks old?
gringissimo
Can't say they're playing favorites
dorkwhisperer
Citizenfour was the best documentary I've seen in a long time and paints this story in a while new light. Really recommend anyone interested
dorkwhisperer
In Snowden and what happened to watch it.
zflazeda
Whats the argument on him not being prosecuted? He should be.
alexapocalypse
I almost down voted because this made me angry
Poofingers
For Christs sake feed me some OC, am I wrong?
boneh3ad
I mean, just because a paper publishes a major news story doesn't mean they have to think what the source did was legal. Iffy ethics, though
Ekibwurm
media got a responsibility to check sources. espetialy a paper: they got the time to check before its published.
boneh3ad
They knew the source. They just valued their readership over their principles. Bad ethics but not "bias"
GreedyJungle
What's the deal with this fucker? I thought he was bad at first and now people are idolizing him. I'm confused.
DVSBSTrD
It's almost as if the Washington Post has multiple people working for it who have different opinions from one another.
ConnorVonDoom
And that individual reporters opinions don't necessarily have to be a stance that the paper backs.
anotherdickat
Broken media more like.
woozle
I think Edward Snowden is a pretty cool guy, eh fights NSA and doesnt afraid of anything.
hwenhwen
He was good in 'Fight Club', too.
JudgeRhymehold
Why did I just envision a spinning tv screen and announcer saying 'meanwhile at NSA headquarters'?
ohHiMark2000
Alright I'm just gonna say it, for the benefit of those who haven't figured this out already- The Washington post is a shitshow of bias, (1)
YouJustABattleRapper
The piece calling for the prosecution of Snowden was an editorial - what is actually wrong with you
eggmuffin
An editorial by a staff writer. A few days later, they ran damage control when their stunt backfired.
ohHiMark2000
(2) bias, contradictions, and mundane bullshittery. This is nothing new.
samandeggs
Thanks for the hot tip along with the mountains of proof. Maybe next time instead of shouting bias in to the void you can find some examples
SinisterPurpose
You said bias twice.
IfmynameisDICKdoesthatmakemeNSFW
Double the bias
sithney
they really like bias.
highstream
They like bias
ohHiMark2000
I was starting off the new comment from the last one. Also it's a lot of bias so bias bias emphasis emphasis
FrankReynoldsForSupremeRuler
totally makes sense in communist...wait
HelloMyNamesInigoMontoya
http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/2012/01/yes-rudy1.gif
LilithianPanel
To be fair whether a country is a command, mixed, or market economy is not symbolic of the freedoms given to the people.
FruitNationalist
Well its inherent that a command economy gives less economic freedom than a market economy
FrankReynoldsForSupremeRuler
take your reason some where else
Zokalwe
It's just privatized communism
DougForcett
I think that exposing the unconstitutional actions of the NSA was the right thing to do and commend him for exposing it. However, (1)
DougForcett
with the current law he should be prosecuted. As a member of the NSA he knew he had no protection under the Whistleblower Protection Act (2)
DougForcett
He could have used the Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act but he lost those rights by releasing classified info to (3)
DougForcett
the public. He knows this which is why he's hiding from the US Govt. If you really want to help Snowden and others like him who witness (4)
DougForcett
illegal actions perpetrated by the govt. then they should be lobbying for the laws to be changed. It's the only way he'll ever get a (5)
DougForcett
trial he has a chance at winning. (6)
schrodingersasymmetric12gauge
Snowden is a criminal. He also gave the public no information that we didn't already know deep down inside. He endangered American lives....
schrodingersasymmetric12gauge
...and should not be pardoned. He's also smug and lucky someone didn't already kill him (CIA, NSA, KGB).
ImmortanJimBob
"knowing" something because you read a rumor on Infowars is not the same thing as being given actual facts from someone on the inside.
schrodingersasymmetric12gauge
I don't know what infowars is but all of Europe had laws mandating what the NSA does before Snowden spoke. The UK keeps as much as the NSA.
ImmortanJimBob
So you don't even know what the hell Snowden did, you aren't from the US, but you want him prosecuted? Ok.
schrodingersasymmetric12gauge
I am from the US. I have relatives and friends in the NSA/DoD and am in IT security. You are ill informed.
samandeggs
Omfg I'm so tired of seeing this the article was a goddamn Editorial piece, the Post ran an opposing Editorial within the next few days
notme222
You're absolutely right. But in fairness we should mention it was a Staff Editorial. I.e. the voice of the newspaper, not just one guy.
samandeggs
True, but it's still an opinion piece, not the official stance of WaPo.
HumansArePrettyNeat
This article doesn't distinguish between the journalist who had a scoop, the paper who had a duty and the editor who had an opinion.
eggmuffin
Which article doesn't distinguish?
HumansArePrettyNeat
OPs repost
eggmuffin
That's not an article.
koopaya
People can't tell the difference between factually-based arguments and editorials. They think b/c they found an article via Google it's fact
eggmuffin
Can't you tell the difference? I imagine that you can. Show the same goddamn respect to the people around you. You are likely not special.
samandeggs
Apparently @OP doesn't know how media works, am I right?
KingDonaldJTrump
Most people, don't and sadly David Simon is right our Newspapers are dying and with them good journalism good luck exposing corruption now.
mioelnir
If they had planned to run both points of view, they would have published them side by side. As is, the second one is damage control.
samandeggs
This doesn't make the article not an opinion piece
mioelnir
I never said it wasn't.
samandeggs
Then what's your point?
mioelnir
That they did not publish opposing opinions, or part one of a series of staff opinions. They only ever planned on publishing one opinion, 1+