Edward Snowden's statement, as published by Wikileaks

[rocketpj]

One’s first responsibility is to oppose injustice in one’s own country. If you want him to be a martyr just say so, but he’s already sacrificed a lot.

Sure, he could publish a laundry list of human rights and repression in literally every country in the world. None of that would detract from the validity of his choices as they relate to the USA (his country of citizenship) and its current exploitation of technology for repressive ends.

In other words, try again.

[trefecta]

Where did Snowden say he expects to be called a hero?
When did it become a zero-sum game between ‘fool’ and ‘saint’?

Kohlberg’s stages aren’t immutable. Kohlberg himself stated that people probably waver between a few, and barely anyone ever reaches 6, much less stay on that level.

Edit: no need to be mean.