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I agree with you except maybe on the word "treason". I'm not so sure that revealing state secrets is treason. A crime, certainly, but not treason. I thought tre
by rthomas6 13y ago
I agree with you except maybe on the word "treason". I'm not so sure that revealing state secrets is treason. A crime, certainly, but not treason. I thought treason was siding with some other entity over the interests of the state. So, for instance, if Snowden took state secrets and sold them to China, that might be treason.
- mpyne 13y agoWell in layman terms treason is anything that deliberately weakens your state in favor of those of your enemies. Pointing out specifics of U.S. cyberattacks on Chinese infrastructure might actually be one example. But then there is also a Constitutional definition that Snowden would not fall under.
- ceejayoz 13y ago> But then there is also a Constitutional definition that Snowden would not fall under. That's the only definition that matters. "Weakens the state" could apply to someone who complains about their taxes on Twitter.
- fnordfnordfnord 13y agos/layman/ultranationalist[1]/ [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationalism#Ultranationalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationalism#Ultranationalism