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Yeah, in hindsight my comment was a bit snarky, I admit. Gut reaction. I guess I've just become a little allergic to that kind of argument because it's often used by certain types.

In this case you are absolutely right. The character Diane Foxington is very obviously not a child. I was merely responding to that particular argument, but I could have been a bit more diplomatic about it. Apologies.

And the fact that I responded to the wrong comment wasn't really helping either!

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 child)

    Why is the part about Obama cut out?

    "For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace – all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed. So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief."

    And this sentence you use:

    "And worse, he is that most unforgivable of all things to the British: a bully and racist. "

    Why did you add "and racist" to that? He never said that.

    And this:

    "– perhaps a few of us–"

    should be "perhaps a third"

    Then, after "given that" there should be two points, the first of which your completely left out. Plus, you also left this entire sentence out: "He makes Nixon look trustworthy and George W look smart."

    The piece was good enough without being altered, especially if you don't tell people you're editing it. Explain why you did this, please.

    Also, please add paragraphs. ;)

    Source or if you want the -real- source, I think it's somewhere on facebook or twitter, but I prefer not looking for those and I don't have accounts for either of those anyway.

    Edit, found the article that links to the twitter posts, if anyone wants to give them clicks.

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