Re:Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals
by aguaviva on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @02:14PM
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The "but" is a denial of what preceded it.
I think you misread me there. It wasn't a denial at all.
It was simply saying: whatever the state of the mess -- weird, distorted narratives about the mess don't help us out of the mess. And in fact are a huge part of the mess.
Exactly as you put it.
Your phrase was of the form "I'm not saying... But..." The "but" is a denial of what preceded it. The "weird" narratives are the reasons why it is a mess, the reasons why it is costly. When you deny those, and use your "of course, of course... but" it comes off as a denial of the problem.