> they still don't have anything to nail the guy with.
And they have now resorted to an attempt at slander with a familiar story-line. "He was a disgruntled employee... He was a loner who didn't get along with his supervisors..."
Blah, blah, blah. Just go for the hat trick, call him a pedophile, and let's all go home.
You made my day sir. Back on serious side, I find it surprising, that so few (i.e. compared to Assange) shit is being poured over Snowden. It makes me wonder if he still has something hidden in a pocket that somebody back home afraids is going to be made public.
Assange, for all his merits, is fundamentally a narcissist who loved the spotlight - he travelled a lot, attended conferences, socialized and so on. Nothing against that, I'm as guilty of self-centering as the next man, but inevitably that sort of behaviour will produce bad interactions with this or that person, which can then be used in personal attacks.
Snowden is more level-headed. He was a regular joe who took his job more seriously than anyone else around him. I know a few guys like him, they are the sort of people you can't "nail" because they just don't do anything that is not well-thought-over in advance, so they have nothing to be ashamed of, ever.
Snowden has always come off to me as a very what you see is what you get kind of person. Largely because he seems so dull (because he's not out drumming up attention, I suppose).
There is a big difference which is Assange is still dangerous in the future while Snowden is history. Snowden is revenge while Assange is damage control.
And they have now resorted to an attempt at slander with a familiar story-line. "He was a disgruntled employee... He was a loner who didn't get along with his supervisors..."
Blah, blah, blah. Just go for the hat trick, call him a pedophile, and let's all go home.