DanArmak comments on Open thread, Nov. 14 - Nov. 20, 2016

DanArmak 19 Nov 2016 22:41 UTC
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That doesn’t change the fact that he’s willing to publically say things that are generally understood as signals for racism.

Do you think the fact he does this is significantly harmful?
- gjm 21 Nov 2016 3:53 UTC
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  I’m not sure that’s the right question. How about this: Do you think the fact he does this is evidence that he and others working with him are likely to do things that are significantly harmful, once actually in power? Or this: Do you think the fact that a president-elect does this has any harmful effect on other people’s behaviour?
  
  I don’t know the answer to either question, but it seems like there are pretty plausible arguments for answering “yes” to both.
  - DanArmak 21 Nov 2016 18:23 UTC
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    Or this: Do you think the fact that a president-elect does this has any harmful effect on other people’s behaviour?
    
    That was, in fact, what I meant.
- ChristianKl 19 Nov 2016 23:07 UTC
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  Do you think the fact he does this is significantly harmful?
  
  I think it’s produces a lot of distracting discussions but I don’t think it’s a major deal.