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by philipallstar 255 days ago
You're not dealing with anyone. There's a chap in the white house you don't like, and you want to have a pre-emptive go at him. Either he doesn't say anything, in which case you forget you said this. Or he is upset, in which case you feel justified in this. Or he's happy for the winner, in which case you feel like if he mentions it at all he must be upset.

If there's no way for you to change your stance based on any outcome, then it's pointless to say.
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greggoB 255 days ago
I like how in turn you're having a preemptive go at this person.

Also: the day Trump shows genuine selfless happiness for another's accomplishments, there won't be enough boots for me to eat.

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philipallstar 255 days ago
I am actually dealing with a person though, and have set out a falsifiable case.

> Also: the day Trump shows genuine selfless happiness for another's accomplishments, there won't be enough boots for me to eat.

Same, but it's also true for anyone else.

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greggoB 255 days ago
> I am actually dealing with a person though, and have set out a falsifiable case.

As have they? We have many tests for determining whether or not a given person's senses are or not intact.

> Same, but it's also true for anyone else.

Note I said show. If you happen to live in a world where you feel you've been devoid of such empathy then I feel for you, but such an environment of narcissism is hardly representative.

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