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In response to "So, that “they’re animals” remark by Trump came immediately after a question from a Sheriff about MS-13..." by IrishStephen

So? He’s conflated the two topics often enough, I’m sure the distinction among his supporters is lost. Nice try defending nazi speak, though. -- (edited)

Posted by znufrii May 17 '18, 04:28

If you can’t see how the question was a set-up to give him plausible deniability for being racist in his rhetoric against immigrants, I can’t really help you. Given his history of appeals to abjectly nativist sentiment on this topic, why on earth should we give him the benefit of the doubt?

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*eye roll emoji* - IrishStephen May 17, 07:56 1
- It is exactly what you were doing, whether you realized it or not. - znufrii May 17, 08:00
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- I wish I had more of a (or any) background in formal logic to explain the connection better but it goes something like this. -- (edited) - znufrii May 17, 06:13 2
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    - Right, i was just trying to show how even the most generous interpretation is problematic, apart from the fact that the argument for it falls apart in - znufrii May 17, 06:25
This! -- nm - Krusty May 17, 05:45

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So? He’s conflated the two topics often enough, I’m sure the distinction among his supporters is lost. Nice try defending nazi speak, though. -- (edited)

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