I don’t think all of the examples are reliable indicators, but I agree policy changes, declarations, and executive orders are clear demonstrations of intent. On specifics:
As far as I can tell, Trump doesn’t support Fuentes and vice versa (at least for now?)
A lot of the quotes are from people in conflict with Trump that gain something from going to the press. The Hitler speeches story doesn’t sound credible, and the latter part is clearly a joke. I worry more about John Kelly’s claims.
There are a lot of 3 word matches you can get if you dig through every quote Hitler said.
The “stigmatize opponents as Nazis” tactic wins short-term but undermines epistemics and amplifies long-term conflict by reducing info access and the viability of reasonable dissent.
People with stigmatized beliefs hide them to keep their friends, and others become more sensitive to detect them. False-positive and false-negative rates go up. False accusations polarize victims and mobs while true accusations lose credibility as people cry wolf. Some associate with stigmatized people when they don’t intend to, others avoid associating with people that don’t even hold stigmatized views for their correlated reasonable views.
As all want every vote they can get, each side competes to stigmatize the other, while dog whistling to extremists to gain support without spooking the center. It’s a big defection trap we should step back from, and focusing directly on policy helps avoid distraction.
I think Trump would crack down on illegal immigration. I’d be unhappy if it goes beyond throwing out criminals with victims and illegal immigrants consuming more than they make. I doubt it will be as extreme as what he says, because few things ever are and it wasn’t before, but I do worry about downside risk. As things are, I worry more about status quo and downside risks with Harris on immigration outcomes and policy.
I don’t think all of the examples are reliable indicators, but I agree policy changes, declarations, and executive orders are clear demonstrations of intent. On specifics:
As far as I can tell, Trump doesn’t support Fuentes and vice versa (at least for now?)
I don’t think the fine people controversy was accurately portrayed:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-very-fine-people/
A lot of the quotes are from people in conflict with Trump that gain something from going to the press. The Hitler speeches story doesn’t sound credible, and the latter part is clearly a joke. I worry more about John Kelly’s claims.
There are a lot of 3 word matches you can get if you dig through every quote Hitler said.
The “stigmatize opponents as Nazis” tactic wins short-term but undermines epistemics and amplifies long-term conflict by reducing info access and the viability of reasonable dissent.
People with stigmatized beliefs hide them to keep their friends, and others become more sensitive to detect them. False-positive and false-negative rates go up. False accusations polarize victims and mobs while true accusations lose credibility as people cry wolf. Some associate with stigmatized people when they don’t intend to, others avoid associating with people that don’t even hold stigmatized views for their correlated reasonable views.
As all want every vote they can get, each side competes to stigmatize the other, while dog whistling to extremists to gain support without spooking the center. It’s a big defection trap we should step back from, and focusing directly on policy helps avoid distraction.
I think Trump would crack down on illegal immigration. I’d be unhappy if it goes beyond throwing out criminals with victims and illegal immigrants consuming more than they make. I doubt it will be as extreme as what he says, because few things ever are and it wasn’t before, but I do worry about downside risk. As things are, I worry more about status quo and downside risks with Harris on immigration outcomes and policy.