• Flinch [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    At least I can say the US has done some terrible shit without getting arrested or killed.

    Leaking confidential information, as damning as it may be, is illegal.

    Do you see how these two statements cannot be true at the same time?

    • w00tabaga@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Again, purposely digging up confidential information and then exposing it is illegal.

      Talking realistically and honestly about something is freedom of speech.

      If you are that dense that you think those are the same things, then I might as well talk to a brick wall.

      • SeventyTwoTrillion [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        Again, purposely digging up confidential information and then exposing it is illegal.

        Going up to Snowden and saying "Erm, sir, you might have told us that the American government is spying on us every moment of our lives, but, erm, actshually, doing that was illegal, so unfortunately, sir, you are not epic and you don't deserve freedom of speech protections"

        what an absolute fucking dweeb, holy shit

        I will go tell Putin to make it "confidential information" that he's a bad person, then maybe you'll shut the fuck up for a single moment of your life because a bootlicker like you will be forced to obey it if you ever go there

        • w00tabaga@lemm.ee
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          1 year ago

          Again, I don’t disagree and I find it commendable what both did exposing things.

          However, it is against the law. It’s not the same thing as free speech.