Take the word collusion. Republicans are fond of pointing out, "That ain't no crime."
Neither is copying unless it's plagiarism or counterfeiting.
Neither is fibbing, except when it's defamation.
Neither is a traffic accident, except when it's a hit-and-run.
Neither is sex unless it's rape.
Collusion is a general term for actions that might have been illegal. The press likes the word because they don't have to say "alleged."
However, the actions being discussed are not that innocuous. I can suggest a much better word than collusion to describe what happened between the Trump administration, the Russians, our election system, and our government:
SUBVERSION.
Now, when I put it like that, it sounds illegal and threating. Maybe it's because the Cold War wore it out that it hasn't been used. However, since "collusion" is being scoffed at, we might now have a good reason to dust off the word "subversion." Also, ask them what might happened in the Cold War if Russia did to us then what it did in 2016 and whether the Conservatives would be so obdurate about whether it was a crime.
Ironic Republicans, so guarded against subversion for generations, are now welcoming it in the person of Smugly the Clown and the Smugly family.
I suggest that "subversion" is the only term we ought to use to describe the crimes against our country.
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