What is a traitor?

Question

I hear this word bandied about like crazy. Do the people who use it really know what it means? A traitor is not a person who disagrees with his or her government. Nor is it someone who expresses that disagreement - in ANY forum. A traitor is someone who has performed an action that has betrayed their nation or weakened its security. My saying that Bush is an idiot does neither of those things, so you all need to get over it. I certainly didn't see all you patriotic Republicans crying treason whenever your comrades dissented a Democrat President's administration. So let's try not to have a double standard, shall we?

Answer 1

Standing by and not doing anything while the USA was attacked makes bush a TRAITOR.


Was it fear or something else that made dumbya do NOTHING that day?

Answer 2

By your definition.....John Kerry, Ted Kennedy, Bill Clinton, and Jane Fonda are traitors. John called the men in the military "baby killers", Ted Ok maybe not Ted, Bill Clinton authorized the selling of top secret information to China about their space/rocket program, and Jane sat on an enemy antiaircraft position while we were at war with Vietnam. Name ONE thing a Republican has done that would even come close to what these turds have done and then talk about double standards.

Answer 3

I do agree that we are not traitors for critiquing the president.. but at the same time I'm sure I won't appreciate people who name call when we have a democratic president again anymore than I ever have... so I try to critique with class and hold off from the mud slinging and name calling in the hopes that others will follow suite in the years to come.


"He who slings mud loses ground"
-some guy

Answer 4

The reason that someone making those kinds of comments is considered a traitor is because they show a lack of respect for the government. The more our enemies hear things like that it makes them think that their actions are working to undermine the public's confidence in the government. Our enemies think that as long as they can keep up this pressure the American public will become disenchanted enough to force the government to give up its struggle against them. If that happens, they win.

Answer 5

In law, treason is the crime of disloyalty to one's nation. A person who betrays the nation of their citizenship and/or reneges on an oath of loyalty and in some way willfully cooperates with an enemy, is considered to be a traito

Answer 6

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/traitor

There is a difference between not liking the president and telling people who lost loved ones defending this country that they wasted their lives. Apparently anything less subtle than a brick is wasted on you.

Your veiled analogy to not liking Clinton is totally without merit. In case you missed it we are at war.

Your blatant disrespect for the military and their sacrifices is subversive. If the name fits wear it.

Most of us refuse to live under a white flag.

Answer 7

the reason why they say it......it's not that you disagree, it's when things are done to weaken our nation. like, not sending reinforcements... not spending more money.... alienating our allies... stuff like that. you talk double standard.... there is a reason why the word is used to describe the Democratic party. you don't want it used, then i suggest you change your actions.

Answer 8

not a whole lot of difference between Benedict Arnold and George W Bush, is there?

Answer 9

trai·tor (trtr) KEY

NOUN:

One who betrays one's country, a cause, or a trust, especially one who commits treason.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French, from Latin trditor, from trditus, past participle of trdere, to betray ; see tradition


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