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Originally Posted by u crank
That depends on who said it and what they said and more significantly why they said it.
It is what I said it is. That dismissal of people with a different political opinion. It's talking down to people to get other people to vote for you. I don't care who's doing it is a mistake and bad political strategy. It's certainlly nothing new but I think that it was a factor in Clintons' loss. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the goal is to get people to vote for you. The arrogance comes from the fact that they think it's alright to say things like that because of a belief in a moral superiority. And that seems to be prevalent in US politics.
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that for Trump, ignorance is a bigger factor than arrogance.
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A point of clarification:
The post you made included four quotes; the first has my name attached and the last three do not; the fourth is an actual quote from my previous post; the second and third quotes are not mine and you have given no attribution as to the source; the way your post is structured, it gives the appearance the second and third quotes are attributable to myself and they are most definitely not from me and most certainly do not reflect my opinion(s). This gives the additional appearance of an attempt to "pad' your argument by using quotes of dubious attribution in an effort to diminish the original (my) argument. I am hoping your posting was an inadvertent error and not a considered act...
The arrogance was indeed present during the campaign, but it was also indeed present in both parties. What is particularly troubling is the arrogance continues and has been magnified by Trump and his minions, quite often without any factual basis, or, as you put it "ignorance". Ignorance at the Executive Office level is inexcusable on its own, but arrogant ignorance is beyond inexcusable and that is what the Trump administration has embraced...
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