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Re:The Unbearable Asymmetry of Bullshit by pjc50 on Monday February 29, 2016 @05:57AM (#11194737)
"Discrediting" only works on some people. If it was universally applicable then Donald Trump wouldn't be the leading Republican candidate.
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Re:The Unbearable Asymmetry of Bullshit by AlgorithmicTime on Monday February 29, 2016 @06:34AM (#11194858)
I'm convinced Trump could kill Marco Rubio on live TV in Times Square and receive a bump in the polls.
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Re:The Unbearable Asymmetry of Bullshit by jimbokun on Monday February 29, 2016 @01:57PM (#11197343)
Well, Trump has basically already claimed as much himself.

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/24/donald-trump-...

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Re:The Unbearable Asymmetry of Bullshit by tempestn on Monday February 29, 2016 @04:21PM (#11198629)
Agreed. My argument was vs my parent's statement that it wouldn't be useful (for the pursuit of truth) even when it was possible.
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