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Bloomberg Opinion writer. Elected "top neoliberal shill" of 2018. Occasionally posts anime gifs.

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    1. Noah Smith‏Verified account @Noahpinion Oct 30

      Trump has three basic groups of people that he thinks he can use as scary bogeymen to stir up fear among voters: 1. Central American immigrants 2. Black people 3. Muslims He basically cycles back and forth between these three bogeymen, as circumstances allow.

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    2. Noah Smith‏Verified account @Noahpinion Oct 30

      Recently, it's been hard for Trump to gin up fear of Muslims. There haven't been any high-profile ISIS attacks recently, and ISIS' army has been defeated in the Middle East.

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    3. Sean Whitney‏ @sean_whitney Oct 30
      Replying to @Noahpinion

      Why do you think that is? Maybe because isis is falling apart due partly to Trump’s tough action?

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    4. Noah Smith‏Verified account @Noahpinion Oct 30
      Replying to @sean_whitney

      ISIS was falling apart well before then, they didn't have the capacity to sustain a state, and their extremist ideology turned people off.

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    5. Sean Whitney‏ @sean_whitney Oct 30
      Replying to @Noahpinion

      You seem mildly unwilling to give him any credit, but I’ll move on. What about your comment re African Americans? Will you provide an instance when he uses them as “boogeymen”?

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    6. Noah Smith‏Verified account @Noahpinion Oct 30
      Replying to @sean_whitney

      Sure, the 2016 election scaremongering about crime and the rhetorical battles with athletes. Fairly weak tea, but that's because I think white people aren't nearly as scared of black people as they were in, say, 1968.

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    7. Sean Whitney‏ @sean_whitney Oct 30
      Replying to @Noahpinion

      Scaremongering = criticizing Chicago, I assume? I’m frankly surprised anyone is left to defend that city’s statistics. The nfl kneeling scandal is also legitimate to criticize without being “racist”, but I understand why that doesn’t fit the narrative.

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      Noah Smith‏Verified account @Noahpinion Oct 30
      Replying to @sean_whitney

      Not just Chicago, but his whole acceptance speech in 2016. And the NFL thing is just a way to slap-fight with black activists. It's dumb, but it gets people exercised.

      3:11 PM - 30 Oct 2018
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        2. Sean Whitney‏ @sean_whitney Oct 30
          Replying to @Noahpinion

          (2/2) at least someone fights back against them and their hateful antics.

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        3. Noah Smith‏Verified account @Noahpinion Oct 30
          Replying to @sean_whitney

          Thanks for demonstrating my point! :-)

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        4. Sean Whitney‏ @sean_whitney Oct 30
          Replying to @Noahpinion

          Great point, Noah. Our country is threatened by many things which is why we have a government in the first place. Couldn’t agree more.

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        5. Noah Smith‏Verified account @Noahpinion Oct 30
          Replying to @sean_whitney

          No, not our country. You, personally. You feel threatened by black activists, immigrants, ISIS, etc. I do not. I am not worried about those things. I am worried about getting hit by cars, and my rabbit getting into fights with other rabbits.

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        6. Sean Whitney‏ @sean_whitney Oct 30
          Replying to @Noahpinion

          Nothing to fear about black activists, unless you think racism is a big issue. I never said anything about immigrants, but I’m curious how a caravan of people coming into the country unchecked would provide value. And I haven’t been afraid of isis since 1/24/17 #unafraid :)

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        7. Noah Smith‏Verified account @Noahpinion Oct 30
          Replying to @sean_whitney

          OK OK. :-) But you were going pretty hard against black activists just a minute ago, calling them "racists" and such, and expressing joy that Trump is willing to fight them.

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        1. Sean Whitney‏ @sean_whitney Oct 30
          Replying to @Noahpinion

          Would you agree that most black activists we see on tv get paid to promote racism? I’m referring to the loud ones, ie Al Sharpton, Jesse jackson, etc. My take is that if there’s no racism, then they don’t have a job. And if that’s the case, Trump may be “slap-fighting” but (1/2)

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