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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by de_Selby on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @06:20AM (#13480502)
In most cases I would agree, and I get your point about the language not helping the case the poster is trying to make, but is there anything inaccurate in saying he is lying, corrupt or a racist? You'd have a hard time arguing against any of the accusations.
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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by mac01021 on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @07:06AM (#13480728)
I haven't seen any very compelling evidence that he's a racist.

He may be (most likely is) corrupt but, as has been extensively discussed elsewhere, it is not clear that has done anything strictly illegal, which makes it tricky to say definitively.

He definitely spouts outrageous lies all the time, though.

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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by eli_gottlieb on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @01:48PM (#13484540)
>He may be (most likely is) corrupt but, as has been extensively discussed elsewhere, it is not clear that has done anything strictly illegal, which makes it tricky to say definitively.

Legalized corruption remains corruption. It was when Clinton did it, and it is when Trump does it.

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