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Re:Scientists must fight for the facts by pc86 on Thursday January 26, 2017 @08:29AM (#13491099)
There were what, 63 million of them? They're not all closeted racists with barely a HS education. Most of them aren't.

I don't understand the pervasive notion that anyone who voted Trump can't be reasoned with and isn't upset with how his administration has operated in the last week.

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Re:Scientists must fight for the facts by mikeash on Thursday January 26, 2017 @10:12AM (#13491960)
Maybe you have trouble understanding that pervasive notion because you misunderstand what people are saying?

Neither I nor the person I replied to said or implied that all Trump supporters are, well, anything. The other fellow talked about "lots of Trump supporters" (which could easily refer to just a few percent of the total) and that's the group I referred to in my reply.

I don't understand the pervasive notion that if you talk bad about any set of Trump supporters, you're somehow painting 63 million people with the same brush.

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