what is a traitor?

[Steve Kinney]

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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
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> 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/



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