[Bush2000]

Of course, they didn't - commercial television didn't yet exist. But they did have huge demonstrations that the enemy could and did use for propaganda - and some were openly sympathic to the Nazis.

There was a credible argument that the Nazis did not pose a threat to the United States proper; since national security was not at risk, protesting the war in Europe was not treasonous. This differs substantially from Iraq in that we know that Hussein possessed (and was holding talks with non-state terrorists such as Al Quaeda whose stated purpose was killing Americans) weapons of mass destruction capable of killing hundreds of thousands of Americans.

[liberallarry]

The issue is

At what point does protest against government policies pass from the legitimate into the category of aiding and abetting the enemy.

It's not an easy call. My inclination would be to say that anything that is not outright traitorous - such as spying - is legitimate. Not admirable - but legitimate. Obviously, circumstances are important. The bar is much lower whe we are at war and American soldiers are being killed.

There's a price to pay for having a free and open society. This is the price.