They do not want a republic. So to them they are not traitors but glorious leaders into a world where instead of serve they will rule.

Calling them traitors is exactly what they are.

But it will not affect them at all. They rejoice in your disdain. And moving forward I have no ideas on how to make a united nation inside one so deeply and insidiously divided.

Wealth inequality is what they want. And violence and destroy any others wealth is how they will do it.

That sounds like something artificial intelligence would tell him to demand.