traitors

Going against the United States government is usually a bad idea. And it's even worse if you're an American citizen. Sometimes we’ve been too hard on people who were forced at gunpoint to assist the enemy (e.g. “Tokyo Rose”) and sometimes we’ve been too soft on willing collaborationists. Here are 10 Americans who let our side down. 10. BENEDICT ARNOLD When your name becomes synonymous with “traitor,” you can usually expect to have it pop up on a fair number of lists of famous traitors. You can also usually expect to have been executed by angry patriots long before you get to read any ...