10-28-2004, 04:17 AM
Just to clarify why I would consider a ban for calling someone a traitor.
I believe that to be an even more offensive word than asshole, fucker, shithead or similar words.
The definition of traitor is someone who betrays his country by committing treason.
Throwing out medals or denouncing a government is stating an opinion. That's something that is not only legal in the US but it is also encouraged with our Bill of Rights.
By calling someone a traitor, you are saying that they have betrayed our land and worked towards the downfall of the country in some way. That is a tall claim to make and very offensive to anyone who has served our country in ANY capacity.
It seemed to me that you may not have known the gravity of your statement which is part of the reason I didn't give the ban for that remark at that time. Unless you can come up with some sort of proof of a treasonous act having been performed, I don't want to see anyone called a traitor. It's not a word to bandy about lightly.
I believe that to be an even more offensive word than asshole, fucker, shithead or similar words.
The definition of traitor is someone who betrays his country by committing treason.
Throwing out medals or denouncing a government is stating an opinion. That's something that is not only legal in the US but it is also encouraged with our Bill of Rights.
By calling someone a traitor, you are saying that they have betrayed our land and worked towards the downfall of the country in some way. That is a tall claim to make and very offensive to anyone who has served our country in ANY capacity.
It seemed to me that you may not have known the gravity of your statement which is part of the reason I didn't give the ban for that remark at that time. Unless you can come up with some sort of proof of a treasonous act having been performed, I don't want to see anyone called a traitor. It's not a word to bandy about lightly.
Gullible isn't in the dictionary.