"Refuting it requires similar clarity" - tacit admission that clarity has been lacking hitherto. Will read to see next step.
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Have read it now. Is quite fair. A few attempts at counterargument are offered, but they're not exactly compelling. ...
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(1) It’s a mindset like that of ancient Athens, which restricted full citizenship to 3rd gen. But this isn't Athens.
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(2) These ideas are dangerous if misused by "stoking people's basest fears" -- example given, Muslims.
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(3) A question: "at what point do the actions taken by the leader you’ve chosen leave us without a home to defend?"
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IMHO, (1) is unlikely to convince many, (2) may, but it's a shakily premised emotional, and (3) fails if Trump fails to fail.
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If more people fear Jihad or Sharia than fear Islamophobia, arg (2) is worse than useless.
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