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I'm sorry, it's possible that I am too cynical for this world, but this sounds embellished if not entirely fictional like the precocious toddlers* waxing lyrica
by smcl 10y ago
I'm sorry, it's possible that I am too cynical for this world, but this sounds embellished if not entirely fictional like the precocious toddlers* waxing lyrical on free speech and Donald Trump. After the author asked a single question the stranger poured their heart out on a deeply personal issue, conveniently vindicating the presence of a "free listening" booth at the RNC and giving an all-too-perfect story for the author to write up on his return home. The advice that (I think?) the author was trying to convey is fine - listen, empathise, understand, withhold judgement - but the story is nonsense.
* = What I mean is summarised nicely here: http://www.dailydot.com/unclick/woke-fake-kids-repudiate-donald-trump http://www.dailydot.com/unclick/woke-fake-kids-repudiate-don... - stuff like 'my 3 year old daughter caught a glimpse of todays trump rally shut down and starting crying "daddy why do they want free speech to die?"'
- clessg 10y agoWell... not disagreeing, but... when I turned on CNN at my sister's house, her 4-year-old toddler said "Donald Trump?! He's gonna kill the world!" And then when Trump said he's gonna Make America Great Again™, "He's gonna make America killed again!" My sister doesn't care about the news, or watch it, or anything of that nature, and she's Canadian, so... hmm! If only Canadian toddlers could vote
- qntty 10y agoConsider that he probably listened to dozens of people, and maybe this was the only incident worth writing about.