Snowden set back human rights in China and Russia (so far)

[gulliver]

By running to Hong Kong and Russia, Snowden is helping these countries politically. He allows their governments to argue a false equivalence with the United States. In general, if a government is a severe abuser of human rights or civil liberties, Snowden has helped to take pressure off of that government. They will now feel free to oppress, torture, and imprison more, knowing they can just say the magic word "Snowden."

[xchrom]

1. !

[gulliver]

4. The prosecution rests. n/t

[Skidmore]

6. You find it amusing that what this man has done will possibly have

negative effects on Sino-American diplomatic relations as well as weakening leverage with China?

[xchrom]

11. oh. my. god.

drama much?

china just washed their hands of him.

neither the u.s. nor china wants to talk about their mutual espionage bull shit.

[Skidmore]

12. Not any more dramatic that your guffaw.

[mike_c]

2. and he was an unfriendly neighbor....

I hear he puts empty cartons back into the refrigerator, too.

BTW: what do you think about broad electronic surveillance without probable cause?

[JimDandy]

3. This is not a cogent argument. n/t

[MattFromKY]

5. He's also guaranteed that there will be no reform of our intelligence agencies.

If we act on it now, we will look like subservient fools to Beijing, Moscow, and those insignificant strips of land playing country in South America.

[think]

7. Thank you for that official report.

or wildly unsubstantiated opinion

[cali]

8. ack. that's just ridiculous. you make no case at all for his having set back human rights

in either China or Russia.

As for the U.S., we're better when it comes to human rights at home than China and Russia but we're at least as bad if not worse when it comes to the human rights of people in other countries.

[Smarmie Doofus]

9. He's bad for global warming , also.

Plus the rising autism rates.

[Waiting For Everyman]

10. He put the pressure exactly where it needs to be -- square on the PTB.

No blameshifting anybody comes up with is going to whitewash that. It simply needs to be FIXED. If our government would like to look good, that's what it could do. Nothing else will make any difference.

[idwiyo]

13. Ha ha ha ha ha! Thank you! This is the most brilliant price of satire I have read on DU so far!

You absolutely rock! Best laugh ever!

[ForgoTheConsequence]

14. Maybe you should read up on Hong Kong.

They actually enjoy a high level personal and economic freedom, and Hong Kong isn't mainland China.


But hey USA USA USA!!!!!!!!

[marmar]

15. Just when you think maximum absurdity has been achieved......