Calling A Traitor A Traitor

@ASoulAFire @JaniceOCG @_handmaidstale In “Donald J. Trump: Traitor,” @MelGurtov of @NatCounterPunch raises issue of why Trump is not being described in the media as a traitor and held to account on that basis. I wonder, too.

It may seem like we are helpless in fighting the fascism that has come our way – and perhaps we are.  On the other hand, it’s curious why we’re not effectively using the tools at our command – while we still have them.  One such tool is the language we use to describe our crumbling democracy and the actors leading the way to America’s demise.  We may look to the media for such leadership in framing the issues, but if corporate media can’t or won’t describe the depth of the threat to this country’s political system, we can at least have clarity in our own minds.  Donald J. Trump is a traitor.  It’s that simple.  Now what?  — LMO

Mel Gurtov reminded us that President George W. Bush said, on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks,

“There is little cultural overlap between violent extremists abroad and violent extremists at home. But in their disdain for pluralism, in their disregard for human life, in their determination to defile national symbols, they are children of the same foul spirit. And it is our continuing duty to confront them.”

— George W. Bush

READ | Donald J. Trump: Traitor | by Mel Gurtov | CounterPunch | 9/30/2021