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I'm hardly knowledgeable on the topic A Deathwatch Guard Send a noteboard - 12/12/2013 09:49:10 AM

Other than Snowden, the Pope, and Kanye West, I don't recognize any of the names of the list, and I have absolutely no idea what Kanye West has been doing to earn a place in their company. As for the Pope, my response is a resounding meh. I'm an atheist, so half of me is actually unhappy that there is now a Pope saying all the right things and seemingly leading Catholicism into the 21st century, since it will mean fewer people turning to atheism/agnosticism. The other half of me thinks that everything he's doing is essentially public relations, and being a godless (and somewhat ignorant) atheist, I don't know what else his job description entails and why his ability to do this part of it well should be so surprising or inspiring.

And to note, I don't mean to offend anyone, I'm just explaining my train of thought, and I fully recognize that these are just my opinions and that I lack the information necessary to form good ones.

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Guardian person of the year kHz1000 - 09/12/2013 02:52:49 PM 1116 Views
Good choice. Snowden is a true patriot. The Shrike - 09/12/2013 03:13:15 PM 730 Views
You know.... Jeordam - 09/12/2013 04:11:09 PM 716 Views
It's because I have libertarian(ish) leanings that The Shrike - 09/12/2013 04:36:13 PM 791 Views
Agreed Isaac - 09/12/2013 05:38:36 PM 719 Views
Why go to prison when you know you've done the right thing? The Shrike - 09/12/2013 06:25:46 PM 663 Views
To prove it was the right thing? Isaac - 09/12/2013 07:12:34 PM 662 Views
Better to be free in Russia than rot in some American prison kHz1000 - 09/12/2013 09:10:20 PM 636 Views
Better for who? Isaac - 09/12/2013 09:51:09 PM 708 Views
Perhaps more in the eyes of the Americans? kHz1000 - 09/12/2013 11:10:10 PM 696 Views
In this context American opinion is the important one, since it is US policy under discussion Isaac - 09/12/2013 11:41:07 PM 712 Views
It would have been the right thing, and best for the anti-NSA movement A Deathwatch Guard - 10/12/2013 02:07:49 AM 732 Views
He did kind of lose his credibility by running to Moscow. Legolas - 09/12/2013 06:58:48 PM 656 Views
Running off to a police state to complain about a growing police state does harm credibility Isaac - 09/12/2013 07:30:59 PM 670 Views
Screw that. He's not obligated to martyr himself. beetnemesis - 11/12/2013 06:23:43 PM 652 Views
I think he would make a fine martyr *NM* random thoughts - 11/12/2013 07:15:51 PM 343 Views
We're discussing this in terms of "Person of the Year" *NM* Isaac - 11/12/2013 08:20:22 PM 333 Views
Of course he isn't. It's his own credibility and he can do what he likes with it. *NM* Legolas - 11/12/2013 10:00:59 PM 304 Views
Snowden deserves a bullet in the head for his betrayal of the US. Tom - 10/12/2013 03:42:37 PM 725 Views
In another news: Is Edward Snowden The Hottest Whistleblower? kHz1000 - 09/12/2013 09:15:34 PM 787 Views
But if he was sincerely hot, he would have come back to be on America's Next Top Model. *NM* Burr - 10/12/2013 02:33:02 AM 576 Views
Well... Wibble - 10/12/2013 01:07:46 AM 770 Views
Snowden is most despicable? A Deathwatch Guard - 10/12/2013 02:11:35 AM 726 Views
Re: Well... kHz1000 - 11/12/2013 12:54:52 AM 744 Views
It's the Guardian, so this isn't very surprising or conclusive A Deathwatch Guard - 10/12/2013 02:15:56 AM 702 Views
I couldn't agree more kHz1000 - 11/12/2013 12:47:25 AM 627 Views
I'm hardly knowledgeable on the topic A Deathwatch Guard - 12/12/2013 09:49:10 AM 730 Views
While i have mixed feelings about Snowden Stephen - 12/12/2013 04:56:37 PM 677 Views
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