True fact, and yet non-racists also attended on the side of keeping statues, as the NYTs reported, and as the President correctly assumed: https://blog.dilbert.com/2019/04/30/the-fine-people-hoax-funnel/ … #FinePeopleHoaxhttps://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1125728681333329922 …
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Fair enough. I take it you're not concerned that people catching on to it being hyperbolic/lies would undermine confidence?
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I've said since 2015 that most of
@realDonaldTrump 's target audience EXPECT hyperbole. Thus they're not "lies" because they were never intended to be believed literally. It's only a lie if deception is the intent.
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i.e - it doesn fit Scott’s narrative
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Trump is notorious for using hyperbole, and I accept your explanation—except you ignore the damage that it does on the flip side. And, also, the fact that many in his constituency don’t realize it’s hyperbole, and use it to fuel their destructive rhetoric.
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They interfered for both candidates. That is rarely reported. The memes, for example, went both ways. And I have to assume that Hillary Clinton’s crowd has lots of rushing contacts as well. Normal.
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Follow-up: what is the intention, ethics, and impact of the lie/hyperbole below? [and your use of the serial comma is much appreciated]https://twitter.com/daglow5/status/1128625376828149761 …
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Given the number of people who believe the baby execution hoax, I can't judge intention, other than obviously it favors pro-life.
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