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Re:A court ruling in Austria could censor the internet world... by throwaway2245 on Saturday November 14, 2020 @05:25PM (#25096248)
I closely associate calling someone a "traitor" with a threat of death.

Its history up to the modern day makes it equivalent to a statement that your opponent should be killed for their opposition. National politicians will certainly see that as a specific threat.

Jo Cox (UK Member of Parliament) was murdered in 2016 by someone repeating claims that she was a "traitor".

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Re:A court ruling in Austria could censor the internet world... by SpicyLemonZest on Sunday November 15, 2020 @01:00AM (#25098678)
That makes sense. I don't have that association, since the term "traitor" gets tossed around all the time in American politics, but I can definitely see how it would come across as a threat in an environment where it's not commonly used.
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