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by gozur88 3382 days ago
I meant on your part, obviously. Once you start assigning new meanings to other people's words you can make them into any kind of people you want.
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xapata 3382 days ago
Not obvious at all. I thought we were sharing a frustration for the recent trend in politics to make implications rather than explicit statements.

I didn't think I was assigning new meaning, but only exactly what Bannon intended. I can, obviously, never be certain I've understood him correctly, so I just make my best guess. It's reasonable to expect that different people will make different guesses.

What is your interpretation of Bannon's words?

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gozur88 3382 days ago
>I didn't think I was assigning new meaning, but only exactly what Bannon intended. I can, obviously, never be certain I've understood him correctly, so I just make my best guess.

Why are you guessing at all? Why are you assuming he isn't saying what he means?

>What is your interpretation of Bannon's words?

What they mean in English.

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xapata 3380 days ago
> saying what he means

> What they mean in English.

If I told you to "take a hike" would you believe I was encouraging you to walk outdoors?

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xapata 3382 days ago
> What they mean in English

Let's pretend English is my second language. Could you paraphrase Bannon to help me understand him more clearly?

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