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Kevin Elliott
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Political theorist studying democracy, ethics, & institutions. Author of Democracy for Busy People (press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/D/bo194847654.html); more at kevinjelliott.net. Generally poasting my way through this thing
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Exactly. It's a category error to attempt fact checking someone like Trump, or doing so for utterly baseless lies that predictably incite violence against vulnerable people

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Trump's utterances have nothing to do with truth; they are, from top to bottom, intended to flatter or advantage himself, or attack or humiliate his enemies.

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Kevin Elliott
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Political theorist studying democracy, ethics, & institutions. Author of Democracy for Busy People (press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/D/bo194847654.html); more at kevinjelliott.net. Generally poasting my way through this thing
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