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I can't read the whole comment; it's too long. But there are many well-documented examples of racist (or more precisely, prejudicial) and authoritarian behavior

I can't read the whole comment; it's too long. But there are many well-documented examples of racist (or more precisely, prejudicial) and authoritarian behavior by Trump. It would be wrong for the news media to omit it. Your personal judgment on the legality of his executive order isn't worth much. One of the most common tactics of propagandists is to raise endless questions and imply that unless they are answered, no judgment can be made. I could say Neptune is the 8th planet from the Sun, and the propagandist would say, 'prove it' - which of course I don't have time or resources to do. Another tactic is to suggest that all allegations and claims are equal; it's the perspective of a liar: 'You say something and I say something; it's all the same in regard to truth.' But to say all statements have the same value - that's the opposite of truth.

graycat 10y ago
> But there are many well-documented examples of racist (or more precisely, prejudicial) and authoritarian behavior by Trump I paid fairly close attention to the election and never saw any such evidence that was at all credible. I saw essentially an endless river of such claims, but I saw not even a single drop of meaningful evidence. If you have some such, then let us all know -- give us your best evidence. I have yet to see any even reasonable such evidence at all.
- hackuser 10y ago
  This reminds me of the Neptune example above. Sorry, I'm not going to play the game.
  - graycat 10y ago
    There's no game, and your Neptune example does not apply. Instead, you are making an accusation of racism; I claim, rightly, that for such an accusation solid evidence is needed and you, the person making the accusation, should provide it; and then you are refusing to provide such evidence and, now, claiming that providing such evidence would be a silly "game". Grade school students know English and reasoning much better than that.

graycat 10y ago

> But there are many well-documented examples of racist (or more precisely, prejudicial) and authoritarian behavior by Trump I paid fairly close attention to the election and never saw any such evidence that was at all credible. I saw essentially an endless river of such claims, but I saw not even a single drop of meaningful evidence. If you have some such, then let us all know -- give us your best evidence. I have yet to see any even reasonable such evidence at all.

hackuser 10y ago
This reminds me of the Neptune example above. Sorry, I'm not going to play the game.
- graycat 10y ago
  There's no game, and your Neptune example does not apply. Instead, you are making an accusation of racism; I claim, rightly, that for such an accusation solid evidence is needed and you, the person making the accusation, should provide it; and then you are refusing to provide such evidence and, now, claiming that providing such evidence would be a silly "game". Grade school students know English and reasoning much better than that.