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[–] Surdon@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, the differences between most words are "technicalities," but that doesn't make them meaningless. It is the technicalities and nuance that makes them useful. Treason is an act of betraying or undermining a state that you belong to, and is not necessarily morally right nor wrong- but obviously extremely negative from the states perspective.

[–] bouh@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You just wrote that treason is betrayal in a specific case.

[–] Surdon@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Of course it is. Treason is a specific type of betrayal- a subset of betrayals if you will. That's why there is nuance- they aren't the same thing, because treason is more specific and doesn't apply in this case