Also, regardless of what Russia did and what American politicians might have collaborated with them, *treason* has a SPECIFIC MEANING and

...this ALMOST CERTAINLY doesn't rise to it. So ppl like Wil Wheaton need to knock off throwing "treason" around; they sound like fascists.

...maybe? It makes me really fucking uncomfortable, with the very limited amount we currently know, to throw that word around tho

Technically Russia isn't our enemy. We're not at war.

Then why do I see a very deep freeze? @nycplayer

I certainly don't think we're friendly! But "at war" is a big deal and the framers of the Constitution defined

..."treason" SUPER-NARROWLY for very good reasons. That's *all* I'm saying here. Not excusing anything.

Assuming Russia tried to influence the election - and they probably did! - that's absolutely unacceptable.

I'm just really, really uncomfortable with some of the rhetoric i'm seeing from "my side" about all of this.