I agree about Ross and Snowden, but I genuinely don't think a member of the establishment actually thinks that way, or that it would be a good thing from their point of view.

I believe they genuinely think that Snowden is a traitor.

From an establishment point of view, Snowden told everybody that you, the establishment, were spying on everybody without telling everybody

If you thought spying on everybody was wrong, you wouldn't have done it.

If you think everybody should know what you were doing you would have told them.