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In reply to the discussion: "Trump in the end will be shown to have been the most damaging Cold War traitor since the Rosenbergs [View all]jimlup
(7,968 posts)3. With respect the Rosenbergs were scap goats
they did very little. They were convient fall guys because they were idealogically comunists. The real culprit was Klaus Fuchs who basically got off.
I would add that I think tRump's crimes are far worse and will have a far more serious impact. Seriously, the USSR would have gotten the bomb anyway in a couple of years. The science is fairly obvious and their scientists were as good as needed for the task.
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"Trump in the end will be shown to have been the most damaging Cold War traitor since the Rosenbergs [View all]
highplainsdem
Dec 2020
OP
And if this weren't Bizarro World, we'd totally prosecute a president for treason
catrose
Dec 2020
#67
Ironic. Trump's mentor, Roy Cohn made it his mission to have both Rosenbergs executed,
no_hypocrisy
Dec 2020
#2
Julius Rosenberg was an active and valued Soviet agent. Ethel knew of his work.
grantcart
Dec 2020
#37
+1, my understanding was they were also involved in sharing radar signature information to Russian
uponit7771
Dec 2020
#60
+1, the Russians are great at playing the long game and getting bang for their buck
uponit7771
Dec 2020
#64
The Walker family was really bad too. Giving all sub locations, radio freqs and pass codes to Russia
TheBlackAdder
Dec 2020
#8
Exactly. But the GOPers have a Get Out of Jail Free card tattooed to their butts. nt
Irish_Dem
Dec 2020
#24
lol Rosenbergs... those were ordinary citizens with little power; here is a traitor in chief
AlexSFCA
Dec 2020
#22
Still not a peep from Trump about the incredibly damaging Russia/SolarWinds hack,...
LudwigPastorius
Dec 2020
#30
There's still going to be an awful lot of 2021 left after the celebrations die down.
BobTheSubgenius
Dec 2020
#39
More participants/ supporters now. Cult of millions are FINE with it. No qualms about torture/ death
Evolve Dammit
Dec 2020
#61