I guess you're just taking it as a given that resisting the DOJ's persecution of Snowden was an error. I'm not really surprised, given your history of cheerleading for the NSA, but anyone who doesn't agree with that is going to find the rest of your reasoning a bit wanting.
I wouldn't describe anything tptacek has done as "cheerleading for the NSA". He is less apt to get riled up than a lot of people, but "cheerleading" implies more active support than just not being convinced that somebody is the Devil.
