| ▲ | lostmsu 3 days ago |
| You don't. You don't bias interpretation like that at all. |
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| ▲ | npteljes 2 days ago | parent [-] |
| With politics, if you after the truth, you have to consider context. Coded / indirect speech is common, and it's also common to say an acceptable thing, while meaning an entirely different thing, aka dogwhistling (like "family values"). |
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| ▲ | lostmsu 2 days ago | parent [-] | | Don't you think this approach might be the reason for the extreme polarization of the politics in US? If one side demonizes the other based on "considering context". | | |
| ▲ | npteljes 2 days ago | parent [-] | | I don't. What would be the alternative, believe the face value outright? That's not just a bad approach to politics, where everything is about controlling narratives, but a bad life advice in general. Or do I misunderstand what you mean? |
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