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Given that no "Muslim Registry" has ever been proposed or supported by anyone it is not the most pressing question.

peteretep 10y ago
Here's the thing, bub. A person who has put so much effort into just hinting he'd like one[0] while making sure he can also claim not to want one is just a scumbag, not someone who has never proposed or supported one. It's like saying "I don't really think all blue people are liars" and giving a big wink to your audience at the same time, then claiming to not be a racist. Are supporters of someone like that suckers or just being dishonest about their own intentions? [0] https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/the-fix/wp/2016/11/17/the-evolution-of-donald-trump-and-the-muslim-database/?client=safari https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/the-fix/wp/2016/...
- bdcravens 10y ago
  > Are supporters of someone like that suckers or just being dishonest about their own intentions? As long as we're drawing comparisons, isn't your question a bit like "Have you quit beating your wife?"
  - peteretep 10y ago
    Rather than sophistry, it might be more productive to supply a third explanation for why someone would try and claim Trump hasn't worked hard to give the impression he wants a Muslim registry? Bonus points if you can explain the massive cognitive dissonance between supporting a man who goes out of his way to muddy the waters where his plans and opinions are concerned, and the gnashing of teeth about Clinton's admittance that it can be useful to have a public and private stance.
    - hueving 10y ago
      >Rather than sophistry Like the false dichotomy you offered?
      - peteretep 10y ago
        > false dichotomy Sure. So what are the third and fourth options here?
- forrestthewoods 10y ago
  Bub? C'mon now. No need for that.
  - peteretep 10y ago
    I consider someone trying to gaslight me to be a "bub"
    - pc86 10y ago
      Being wrong <> gaslighting

Here's the thing, bub. A person who has put so much effort into just hinting he'd like one[0] while making sure he can also claim not to want one is just a scumbag, not someone who has never proposed or supported one. It's like saying "I don't really think all blue people are liars" and giving a big wink to your audience at the same time, then claiming to not be a racist. Are supporters of someone like that suckers or just being dishonest about their own intentions? [0] https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/the-fix/wp/2016/11/17/the-evolution-of-donald-trump-and-the-muslim-database/?client=safari https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/the-fix/wp/2016/...

bdcravens 10y ago
> Are supporters of someone like that suckers or just being dishonest about their own intentions? As long as we're drawing comparisons, isn't your question a bit like "Have you quit beating your wife?"
- peteretep 10y ago
  Rather than sophistry, it might be more productive to supply a third explanation for why someone would try and claim Trump hasn't worked hard to give the impression he wants a Muslim registry? Bonus points if you can explain the massive cognitive dissonance between supporting a man who goes out of his way to muddy the waters where his plans and opinions are concerned, and the gnashing of teeth about Clinton's admittance that it can be useful to have a public and private stance.
  - hueving 10y ago
    >Rather than sophistry Like the false dichotomy you offered?
    - peteretep 10y ago
      > false dichotomy Sure. So what are the third and fourth options here?
forrestthewoods 10y ago
Bub? C'mon now. No need for that.
- peteretep 10y ago
  I consider someone trying to gaslight me to be a "bub"
  - pc86 10y ago
    Being wrong <> gaslighting