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That's a funny put-down, but inappropriate and stifles real debate. I think there is a lot of evidence Trump is not many of things people claim him to be. And t
by jquery 10y ago
That's a funny put-down, but inappropriate and stifles real debate. I think there is a lot of evidence Trump is not many of things people claim him to be. And there's evidence for the alternative. It depends on the evidence you find more believable.
Here's an excellent article making a compelling argument that Trump is not a racist/homophobe/etc, or at least that calling him such things prematurely undermines the whole argument if he actually does terrible things. Once you call someone racist, it's hard to call them something worse and people tune out.
http://slatestarcodex.com/2016/11/16/you-are-still-crying-wolf/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2016/11/16/you-are-still-crying-wo...
- willstrafach 10y agoThe initial post contained defenses which could very easily be broken down by much stronger opposing points for each. I think that is why it was assumed to be a joke.
- jquery 10y agoA much stronger defense could be made as well, but could not be contained in a brief HN comment. I recommend reading the article I linked. Whether or not you agree with its conclusion, it's certainly food for thought.
- rrdharan 10y agoThank you for posting that article. Well worth the read.