Edward Snowdon, a man who
spoke out.
Once upon a time there was a man in a village with lots of friends. He was so highly respected by all that the elders of the village they gave him the job of protecting the resources of the village.
One day he observed one of the elders taking some of the valuable resources from the village for his own use. It bothered him so he decided to talk with this particular elder personally about the matter. The elder said he had been authorized by the other elders to take these resources as his own. This did not make sense but the man, like others in the village, respected him and thus believed him and said no more about the matter.
One day he saw another elder take some of the resources of the village for his own personal use. This time he did not say anything but keep an eye of the resources and how they were used. When he observed other elders doing the same thing he decided there was no need to speak out and let everyone in the village know what was happening.
When he spoke out the elders dismiss his statements and ignored his message. The man continued to speak out and the elders kept ignoring him. Some people thought the man was telling the truth but most just thought he was showing disrespect for the elders or they did not want to hear about the elders stealing resources.
When he kept speaking out of what he knew, the elders decided to have him arrested for stealing from the village resources. He was tried and convicted by the elders. Now all the villagers believed the elders and not the man. He was so dishonored and disrespected by everyone the man had to move to another village, where people did not know about his speaking out and charges by the elders. He no longer had lots of friends.
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