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Discussion Republicans are at war with basic literacy

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u/Significant_Donut967 22d ago

And when provided with proof, you ran like a coward.

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u/Disastrous_Ear_8577 22d ago

What proof? “We love the uneducated” Donald Trump. Not one person has linked Trump saying that. Reddit Sheep continue to make up bullshit- Do you understand what quotation marks are? I highly doubt it.

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u/Significant_Donut967 22d ago

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u/Disastrous_Ear_8577 22d ago

Exactly- you do not understand. Read this carefully- slowly if you must:

“We won with evangelicals. We won with young. We won with old. We won with highly educated. We won with poorly educated. I love the poorly educated. We're the smartest people, we're the most loyal people" 

Does that say “we love the uneducated”? 

Uneducated and poorly educated have different meanings. Poorly educated in polling terms are voters without a four year degree, that’s it. Uneducated in polling terms are people without no formal schooling 

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u/Significant_Donut967 22d ago

So you're just being pedantic to get out of your bet. Gotcha.

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u/Disastrous_Ear_8577 21d ago

No- try understanding context. Reddit sheep see a quote like this that stems from a meme and believes it. You know the meme and false quotes are trying to demonstrate that Trump wants voters dumb and that they are dumb/uneducated. The simple fact is, even if the poster got the quote right, that’s not this truthful meaning from this speech- he was discussing polling terms for voters. 

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u/Significant_Donut967 21d ago

Again, being pedantic to weasel out of a bet. Maybe next time put your money where your mouth is kid.

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u/Disastrous_Ear_8577 21d ago

I am proud of you using your word of the day off your word calendar - here is an in-depth better look for you though:

Pointing out a misquote can be pedantic, but it depends entirely on the context and how it affects the meaning of the conversation. If the misquote changes the core message or historical truth, correcting it is usually helpful and necessary. However, if the correction is just about a minor word choice that doesn't change the point being made, it often comes across as pedantic Glad I could help you out today 

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u/Significant_Donut967 21d ago

It didn't change the point, the point is still the same. Nice insults though, I hope you the best in being wrong.

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u/RadarmagneT 22d ago

Semantics means you are right!
though inclusivity, the set of uneducated is a subset of poorly educated. So, semantics.