"Snowden's actions were clearly global in nature."
No, they were not. The legal consequences of his actions have nothing to do with Europe.
"Trump could also launch thermonuclear war, on that line of thought. Please don't go hyperbolic"
??? Your words are hyperbolic, not mine.
Trump and the Americans should and well remove their military protection of the EU - the current state of affairs whereby Europe has an external party pay for their security is 'hyperbolic' and untenable. Hypocritical, actually.
This is a realty that clouds all discussions.
"As I said, there is no "Europe" as such" - yes there is. Trade negotiations are done at the EU level. The 'trade war' is between US and EU, not between US and France/Germany. Tariffs are applied to them equally.
Finally: Snowden is not a whistleblower. Some of his actions are tantamount to whistleblowing, the rest are tantamount to high treason. Snowden released a lot of information on how the US spies on foreign adversaries, such as Russia, which has nothing to do with 'whistleblowing'. His whistleblowing activities can be pardoned, but he'd be in jail for the rest of his life, or executed for treason.
No, they were not. The legal consequences of his actions have nothing to do with Europe.
"Trump could also launch thermonuclear war, on that line of thought. Please don't go hyperbolic"
??? Your words are hyperbolic, not mine.
Trump and the Americans should and well remove their military protection of the EU - the current state of affairs whereby Europe has an external party pay for their security is 'hyperbolic' and untenable. Hypocritical, actually.
This is a realty that clouds all discussions.
"As I said, there is no "Europe" as such" - yes there is. Trade negotiations are done at the EU level. The 'trade war' is between US and EU, not between US and France/Germany. Tariffs are applied to them equally.
Finally: Snowden is not a whistleblower. Some of his actions are tantamount to whistleblowing, the rest are tantamount to high treason. Snowden released a lot of information on how the US spies on foreign adversaries, such as Russia, which has nothing to do with 'whistleblowing'. His whistleblowing activities can be pardoned, but he'd be in jail for the rest of his life, or executed for treason.