Is Edward Snowden a traitor to the US or is he an ethical whistle blower?

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Is Edward Snowden a Traitor or an Ethical Whistleblower?
Edward Snowden formerly worked for the CIA and was also contracted by National Security Agency. He was a computer scientist who gained fame after leaking of several top secret documents from the NSA to many media houses (Kelly 2016). Through these actions, many have considered him to be a hero and whistleblower of the country, while others have found him to be a traitor that is aiding the enemies of the state. However, in my opinion, I consider Snowden to be a whistleblower for the country because his action revealed a lot of secrets to both the world and the U.S citizens.
Snowden, through his action, has helped the American citizens to realize that the government was spying on its citizens without their knowledge. The public was angered since their right to privacy had been infringed by the same government that is supposed to protect them (Kelly 2016). It is seen as a patriotic action since Snowden had helped to uncover some deeply kept and uncomfortable truths and therefore he should be offered protection like the manner in which whistleblowers of corporations are given. Furthermore, his action makes it hard for the government of the United States to continue spying on its citizens, thus maintaining their privacy (Trapper 2015). The work that Snowden undertook to expose these secrets may be regarded as treason since it appeared like he was aiding enemies and terrorist with information (Stanley 2015).

It can be argued out that Snowden’s action had effectively helped in correcting the tactics in which the NSA gathered data and information from the sources.
Nevertheless, Snowden claimed the public exposure of treacherous hacking of information would help to improve the nation’s security, and I agree. Snowden has been portrayed by the media to be someone that had caused a lot of damage to the country through the exposure of its secrets to the enemies of the currently. However, he is being hailed in the media for protecting the rights of the people. Therefore, with all these, I support the fact that Snowden was more of a whistleblower to the country rather than a traitor.Works cited
Kelly Caroline. “Edward Snowden weighs in on DNC leak “.2016
Trapper James. “Russia and China broke into Snowden files to identify western spies, says MI6”.The Guardian.2015
Stanley Logan. “Edward Snowden: Hero or Traitor?” Oct 19, 2015