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""He betrayed the trust of the government he worked for. That means he is a traitor." Actually, no. Treason - as a formal charge - can only exists in a time of
by alexqgb 13y ago
""He betrayed the trust of the government he worked for. That means he is a traitor."
Actually, no. Treason - as a formal charge - can only exists in a time of formally declared war. Even in the depth of the Cold War, we didn't charge turncoats spying for the Soviets with treason since technically, we were never at war with the USSR. Espionage, yes, treason no.
- covingkj 13y agoI'm confused about what you're getting at. In the next paragraph he defines being a traitor and being treasonous as different things.
- alexqgb 13y agoCorrect, but that doesn't change the fact that his definition of "treason" is wrong.
- sigzero 13y agoI think you are arguing it wrong as the OP does speak to traitor vs treasonous.