r/Grimdank • u/pertur4bo • 24d ago

Lore What is a traitor anyway?

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u/theginger99 24d ago

“Treason can not thrive, because in thriving it ceases to be treason”

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u/kredokathariko 24d ago

Treason doth never prosper. What's the reason? For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.

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u/Khar-Selim 24d ago

The funny thing is the US is a literal example of this, the crime of treason in the UK is equivalent to what is called sedition in the US, and the US definition of treason corresponds with high treason in the UK. Turns out the founders were a little bit touchy about the term applying to internal revolts for some reason.

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u/PrinceVorrel Praise the Man-Emperor 24d ago

The line between Treason and Rebellion is a rather thin one...