Saying someone doesn't have the US best interests at heart
is very different in degrees to
A) Actually trying to sabotagethe US,
B) Overthrow the US
C) Make war against the US
D) Seriously injure the US
These 4 options are the different means of the word treason. There is a big difference in degree.
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But I kinda agree with you Isaac the big deal is not calling Ben Bernanke (US Fed Chair) a traitor, but instead in my mind the call to violence/suggesting that Ben Bernanke was in Texas he would be lynched.
Most of the media is focusing on the traitor part but not on the second part on the call of violence.
is very different in degrees to
A) Actually trying to sabotagethe US,
B) Overthrow the US
C) Make war against the US
D) Seriously injure the US
These 4 options are the different means of the word treason. There is a big difference in degree.
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But I kinda agree with you Isaac the big deal is not calling Ben Bernanke (US Fed Chair) a traitor, but instead in my mind the call to violence/suggesting that Ben Bernanke was in Texas he would be lynched.
Most of the media is focusing on the traitor part but not on the second part on the call of violence.
Well the guy did say 'almost treasonous' not 'treasonous' and was talking in a pretty casual fashion, I don't feel anything in his tone could be considered incitement and he's basically implying down in Texas they'd be writing nasty letters an such, not tying literal nooses. I'm not calling it appropriate or defending the remark, I just can't see it really being negative. My own language - spoken not written - tends to involve things like using fuck as a comma so I try to keep a relaxed standard. I'm not really swooning for Perry right now myself but I can't see his comment there really effecting my vote. I may be being a bit generous though since some tried to play the race card on him for using the words 'black cloud' a couple days ago.
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No one is going to talk about Rick Perry threatening to lynch the Fed Chair?
18/08/2011 01:02:02 AM
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No, no real point
18/08/2011 01:25:24 AM
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Much difference in degrees
18/08/2011 01:47:30 AM
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Tone and context though
18/08/2011 01:57:37 AM
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the difference in degree is the degree of hyperbole you used
18/08/2011 02:14:03 PM
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"Hyperbole". That is exactly the word I was just thinking to describe the situation.
19/08/2011 01:10:26 AM
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I'd like to see some examples of both sides accusing each other of treason.
18/08/2011 03:08:08 AM
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I am so not getting into this with you
18/08/2011 03:12:31 AM
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Rank and file will always have their irresponsible whack jobs; I'm talking about candidates.
18/08/2011 03:27:53 AM
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I'm not having this conversation
18/08/2011 03:46:54 AM
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I fail to see how he accused anyone of treason, or urged violence, but OK.
18/08/2011 03:56:05 AM
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He left it vague, so he gets away with promoting violence; that's "free speech" now.
18/08/2011 02:52:30 AM
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I love how liberals get their panties in a wad over almost anything
18/08/2011 02:03:43 PM
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Re: I love how liberals get their panties in a wad over almost anything
18/08/2011 03:10:41 PM
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that is a honest opinion I can respect it
18/08/2011 04:25:07 PM
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I took his comment to be something meant to appeal to the Tea Party segment, but came out wrong.
18/08/2011 06:53:34 PM
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Or you could just skip the R altogether if that's not what you want.
18/08/2011 07:15:47 PM
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Re: Or you could just skip the R altogether if that's not what you want.
18/08/2011 11:47:00 PM
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I am not sure what he was trying to do
18/08/2011 07:42:17 PM
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You're right; liberals like Karl Rove and Ron Paul are already criticizing his comment.
18/08/2011 09:56:26 PM
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Why do liberals always object when people urge political violence against us?
18/08/2011 05:52:05 PM
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So I guess the answer is liberals are just naturally paranoid
18/08/2011 06:45:30 PM
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Yeah, not sure why I bothered.
18/08/2011 07:09:34 PM
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how many riots will have because the left whips the masses into a frenzy with lies?
18/08/2011 07:23:45 PM
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Sorry you see no difference between attacking political policy & physically attacking policy makers.
18/08/2011 09:53:53 PM
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