Sujet : Re: Babel
De : psperson (at) *nospam* old.netcom.invalid (Paul S Person)
Groupes : rec.arts.sf.written rec.arts.sf.fandomDate : 29. Mar 2024, 17:01:13
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On Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:04:27 -0400, Gary McGath <
garym@mcgath.com>
wrote:
On 3/28/24 12:21 PM, Paul S Person wrote:
>
As to Jan 6 2021 -- if Trump is/was, in fact, an agent of Putin (as
many of his supporters appear to be, given their eagerness to gift
Putin Ukraine), then it was not an insurrection -- it was treason,
pure and simple.
>
So now opposition to US foreign policy is "treason." I've heard that
line too often before. "Love it or leave it."
No -- but acting as an agent of a foreign power when you have sworn an
oath to the USA (not just pledged allegiance, sworn an oath as part of
taking an office, such as, oh, Reprentative or Senator or President,
among many others) can be, depending on what the foreign power is up
to and if you allow your allegiance to that power to influence your
official performance.
-- "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,Who evil spoke of everyone but God,Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"