I agree with Matt Lewis' observations on how Russia's invasion of Ukraine has killed Trump's 'America First' movement, although I don't think it's completely dead because there are so many in Trump world, including Tucker Carlson who seem to be actively rooting for Putin and constantly express contempt for NATO. I was pondering a stateme…
I agree with Matt Lewis' observations on how Russia's invasion of Ukraine has killed Trump's 'America First' movement, although I don't think it's completely dead because there are so many in Trump world, including Tucker Carlson who seem to be actively rooting for Putin and constantly express contempt for NATO. I was pondering a statement made by Glenn Greenwald earlier today, where he tweeted that "There is no such thing as being a "traitor" regarding Russia since -- as was true during the Cold War -- the US is not at war with Russia (thankfully) and thus it is not and cannot be considered an "enemy" of the US under the constitution." I'm not an expert on these things, but it has me wondering; Are we in a cold war with Russia? And if so, how long has it been going on? And, is it true that someone can't be a "traitor" if there is no official declaration of war, but rather a cold war, like in the 80's, and what seems like we are engaged in now? I would be interested to know what foreign policy experts and possibly administration officials would say about this categorization. Senator Mitt Romney explicitly used the phrase "treasonous" to describe Tulsi Gabbard when she went on tv to parrot Russian disinformation and propaganda. Maybe there is such a thing as a traitor, and treason in these times? If Americans, and some who are in the military, are actively working on behalf of Russia, and we are in an informational, cyber and maybe even a proxy war with them in Ukraine, then doesn't it logically make sense that people like Trump, Tucker, Tulsi Gabbard, Mike Flynn etc, are in fact treasonous traitors to the United States?
I agree with Matt Lewis' observations on how Russia's invasion of Ukraine has killed Trump's 'America First' movement, although I don't think it's completely dead because there are so many in Trump world, including Tucker Carlson who seem to be actively rooting for Putin and constantly express contempt for NATO. I was pondering a statement made by Glenn Greenwald earlier today, where he tweeted that "There is no such thing as being a "traitor" regarding Russia since -- as was true during the Cold War -- the US is not at war with Russia (thankfully) and thus it is not and cannot be considered an "enemy" of the US under the constitution." I'm not an expert on these things, but it has me wondering; Are we in a cold war with Russia? And if so, how long has it been going on? And, is it true that someone can't be a "traitor" if there is no official declaration of war, but rather a cold war, like in the 80's, and what seems like we are engaged in now? I would be interested to know what foreign policy experts and possibly administration officials would say about this categorization. Senator Mitt Romney explicitly used the phrase "treasonous" to describe Tulsi Gabbard when she went on tv to parrot Russian disinformation and propaganda. Maybe there is such a thing as a traitor, and treason in these times? If Americans, and some who are in the military, are actively working on behalf of Russia, and we are in an informational, cyber and maybe even a proxy war with them in Ukraine, then doesn't it logically make sense that people like Trump, Tucker, Tulsi Gabbard, Mike Flynn etc, are in fact treasonous traitors to the United States?