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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: Lane3 who wrote (16506)6/12/2001 11:28:17 AM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (2) of 82486
 
The point I was trying to make is that McVeigh's crime
was different in character because his target was the government, the
institution rather than the employees. That adds a treason-like spin to the
crime.

But we must never forget that Sam Adams, Paul Revere, the Minutemen, et al were also traitors. Their targets were the government, although they also attacked merchant ships and other things.

The publishing of the Pentagon Papers (for those under 30 here, skip this paragraph, it won' t mean a thing to you) was also considered treason, and maybe was by some definitions.

Not all treason is bad. The problem is to distinguish good treason and bad treason. I don't have any sure fire talisman for that, myself.
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