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		JumpCrisscross on Feb 24, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Italy gets its first unicorn as Scalapay raises $4... The existence of Snowden, and his being alive and not dead, proves a salient difference.

trasz on Feb 24, 2022 [–]

He’s only alive because he was able to flee to Russia.

JumpCrisscross on Feb 24, 2022 | [–]

> only alive because he was able to flee to Russia

This is disingenuous. America hasn’t resorted to polonium tea tactics in the modern era. Chelsea Manning is injured but free.

trasz on Feb 24, 2022 | | [–]

Indeed, America drones people instead. Orders of magnitude more people.

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