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Lawrence O'Donnell - What Constitution says about treason

Ralgha says...

I never claimed he was wrong on all of his other points. I only claimed that his credibility was ruined by making much the same kind of error as the one he's ranting against. Attempting to prove his point about the meaning of "treason" by twisting the meaning of "traitor" to suit his argument does not bode well for his credibility. It calls into question the integrity of his entire message.

L0cky said:

You're comparing logic to semantics.

Also being wrong on one point doesn't automatically make you wrong on all others, unless they are built upon that point as an axiom. In this case, none of them were.

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Lawrence O'Donnell - What Constitution says about treason

Ralgha says...

Unfortunately, O'Donnell's credibility here was flushed down the toilet as soon as he complained that Boehner "has called Ed Snowden a traitor". According to common use of the word traitor, as well as the dictionary, you don't need to be guilty of treason to be a traitor. M-W defines traitor as "1: one who betrays another's trust or is false to an obligation or duty, 2: one who commits treason" How could anyone deny that Snowden has betrayed another's trust? Of course, WHOSE trust he betrayed and WHY is of critical importance (but not mentioned here).

So yeah, O'Donnell is correct when he points out that anyone who says Snowden is guilty of treason is not paying attention to the facts. But how is he himself any better when he applies this criticism equally to "treason" and "traitor"?

In case it wasn't clear, I'm not defending Boehner or the government. To the contrary - I wish O'Donnell and others like him would make more solid arguments. This one feels unnecessarily desperate/reaching and may serve to undermine his cause more than it helps it. (Could that have been his intent?)

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Ralgha says...

It's all very simple. Any time you see "cloud" or "cloud computing", simply substitute "some server(s) somewhere". If it's "The Cloud", you may instead use "Some Server(s) Somewhere on the Internet".

For some people, the term carries the added notion of somewhat intelligent/automated scalability in terms of capability and possibly billing. However, this is rarely explained to anyone as it's much too complex for techno-peons to comprehend.

The Cloud. Truly a buzzword for the ages.

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