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In reply to the discussion: Got called an "idiot" twice today. [View all]AngryOldDem
(14,061 posts)People throw around words and terms and have NO clue about their seriousness or meaning. The cavalier use of "treason" is a perfect example.
I posted here a few weeks ago that one morning when I was out for a run I saw a sign that said "Prosecute Hussein Obama for high treason."
Never thought I'd see a sign like that. Ever. I still see it when I'm out and it sickens and disgusts me.
(And of course, we all know what that "high treason" is: Being the first African-American president of the United States.)
If Romney wins, we are headed for some very, very dark days because a lot of people will see his win as a validation of all the hate that's been percolating under the surface for a very long time now toward those who are seen as being "less American" than the rabid right (which is practically all of us).