Snowden Argumentative Essay

In my eyes Snowden is definitely not a hero but he’s not much of a traitor either. Calling him a hero would suggest that he is a man deserving of admiration. Furthermore, although the act of Snowden leaking this information was bold, it was still in violation of confidentiality of his job. Thus, the reality of the situation is that he is a civilian, who executed his abilities as a whistleblower, and is now being persecuted. Therefore, Snowden does not deserve a title, but rather a fair trial for his actions.
Snowden deserves protection as a whistleblower due to the fact that he did complain to higher authorities prior to his actions. And with that disatisfaction from no willing progress to be made he took matters into his own hands. That course of action might have not been the best decision legalwise, however; he did believe he was protected under the whistleblower act. Furthermore, his actions did not do anything that harmed anyone, besides insult the government's authority. I believe that is why the government is so frustrated with the situation, …show more content…
The information the government claims to have against him is insuperior/invalid/inferior, Besides violating confidentiality Snowden used his resources as a government employee to report a violation of privacy. By the U.S government pursuing this case, makes it seem like they are covering their mistakes. Furthermore, if the government was invading privacy like this and not telling people, what else could be occurring. With the government trying to push a blame on Snowden it makes them seem almost hypocritical. Why does the government, including unelected officials, have the authority to spy into civilian life with no repercussion. But when someone else, such as Snowden, acts out they automatically persecute him with no fair trial and accuse him of being a spy. Therefore, the government has no solid spy case on Snowden for lack of