In another sad chapter in the history of post-9/11 attacks on dissent, Sean Hannity has started a weekly "Enemy of the State" award, which carries an obvious implication of treason. The first award was given to Sean Penn for no reason other than the fact that he doesn't like Hannity or the Bush administration. (Via Andrew Sullivan.)
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January 08, 2007
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"..which carries an obvious implication of treason."
Not only that, but it implies the state being betrayed is an authoritarian one. To me at least, the term also implies that the mode of 'treason' is peaceful political dissent.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enemy_of_the_state
Posted by: Matthew | January 09, 2007 at 12:03 PM