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The post I replied to is making false equivalence comparisons. There's nothing subtle about the issue being circumvented.



The equivalence comparison wasn't made by the post you replied to, but by it's parent.


> Even during the cold war, Americans did business with Russia

ie A false equivalence.

Me selling flags to Russians is doing business. That has nothing to do with the issue of what constitutes or can be construed as Treason which is certain kinds of business that ally against national interests.




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