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It's weird to admit you believe that something is occurring based on analysis of the situation, but to still demand an explicit single quoted admission of unsav
by matthewdgreen 6y ago
It's weird to admit you believe that something is occurring based on analysis of the situation, but to still demand an explicit single quoted admission of unsavory behavior. That standard seems almost tailor-made to make it impossible to react to harmful behavior, or to perform any sort of nuanced analysis that can't be encapsulated into a single quote on HN.
- jl6 6y agoI don’t really demand such a quote, I’m just reacting to the original poster claiming such a quote exists.
- matthewdgreen 6y agoWhy not Google, instead of demanding that the OP do research for you? I don't know what quote the OP was referring to, but a couple of searches turn up dozens of quotes from Trump, Trump advisors, and major Republican operatives that might fit the bill. The problem is that they might not fit your bill -- which is really why you should be the one doing the Googling, rather than having someone hunt down quotes so you can reject them. The first two results that popped up (there are dozens of others): https://www.businessinsider.com/leaked-audio-trump-adviser-republicans-rely-voter-suppression-justin-clark-2019-12 https://www.businessinsider.com/leaked-audio-trump-adviser-r... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/30/trump-republican-party-voting-reform-coronavirus https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/30/trump-republ...
- refurb 6y agoIt's weird to admit you believe that something is occurring based on analysis of the situation, but to still demand an explicit single quoted admission of unsavory behavior. I think that's called "being honest".