"What does freedom and liberty mean in the United States of America?"

"What does freedom and liberty mean in the United States of America?"

by digby

So I woke up this morning and everyone was atwitter about Edward Snowden leaving Hong Kong for an unknown destination. Apparently this is supposed to be some game changing event that will discredit him once and for all, although I have no idea why.

However much the armchair psychoanalysis and spy thriller aspects of this story are entertaining, I still find myself just a teensy bit interested in the ramifications of what we've learned our government has been doing.

As with so many issues, I'm in agreement with Bernie Sanders:

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