-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 09/19/2016 08:46 PM, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
Some good points being raised, on sl1shd()t no less:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/16/09/18/2023216/assange-agrees-to-us-p rison-if-obama-pardons-chelsea-manning
What is a traitor?
It is a label indicating a prejudicial, emotional value judgment. Bob Wilson would probably have said it is a synonym for "a no good shit."
When is it appropriate to label someone a traitor?
When you want idiots to endorse your intention of kidnapping, torturing and/or murdering someone for political reasons.
When is doing so, an attempt at manipulative propaganda?
Every time, as in every other case where a categorically derogatory label is branded onto someone. Extreme ignorance apparently excuses anything: I have seen people call Australian national Julian Assange a "traitor" because Wikileaks published DNC and HRC e-mail dumps. :o/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJX4JfCAAoJEECU6c5XzmuqnTAH/RSxqgHnmpLPYP1vt+Xd/qgZ NdneVsYayySmgp6S5ljC3zOU8GcflIpo89l12lr/ZIuHqrtjvsgU19nIoYsqHHxL PXypvaeI69u0LF58oSMUxr+dOJKqEnngnj3jB4Yh/MwHRhOkU0DuUbuLO14e8+Wq hlzwUN1Sf2uyOzsNO1v0kkPJW8ULPBvqfZPF2YrE30ExQ8MF+NKEJhGnomUHZQun AX3VSrbGlt1KW0HPBwLfSjRHclwfHBfCPPsC4Hv4NYGl2MaHpMcjhyWT5bW5zECZ m1CTaVHkkbiOsiEMw3OUt8SdyWV/hrbv0VxlYgItrS4M/yxhnoCWcrLJd4YOP3Q= =GZDp -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----