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I hope he stays here in Russia. Yes, we as a country are far from the ideals he strives to protect, but it will be difficult to find such country elsewhere in the world. But I'm sure he will find Moscow a cool place to live at least for some period of time.


I think I can easily agree with that.

As a citizen of the US I have signed the petition to pardon Snowden (any activities related to whistleblowing; should there happen to be any actual spying or treason, that is excluded, but it does not seem very likely, imho). As a citizen of Russia (yes, both) I would be happy to sign a petition to offer him an asylum, however such petitions are not really part of the Russian political culture, if such a culture exists at all any longer.

Snowden could easily find job in Moscow, however it would be hard for him to stay private. And to stay away from FSB (or CIA, for that matter). His professional career also is going to be... interesting, be it in Russia or another place.


Russia have said themselves that they will take him, but only if he stops his "anti-American" activities.


What do you mean by "such country"?

Russia is one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Rich and powerful can steal, murder, imprison opposition, rape with no repercussions.

Its science is in the toilet and is getting invaded by the orthodox church.

Its industry is in ruins.

It's basically running on natural resources now.


I think, in context, he meant it would be difficult to find a country whose practices line up with Snowden's ideals.




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