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02/03/2017, 01:56:32
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Yes you have already asked and you can call me Dan.

I don't want to make this into a 2 page post, but it's complicated. Trump is at a center of a hurricane of which for all appearances he lacks the depth to understand. Not that I understand it either, but I at least recognize that there is one.

Not sure why you are even asking the question about the author's intent. He/she was probably fulfilling an assignment. But it is telling that the title of the article was changed at least 3 times. The real issue here is the NYTimes is struggling to maintain relevance. They need to get with the program but worry about losing their traditional readership. So they are walking both sides of the track. Well that is a lot of interpretation on my part, but regardless of the intent the effect is the same. And they obviously know this. 

One thing about the article which for me stood out was the point at which it referred to "most Islamic and religious scholars don't agree with this interpretation." They neither name a single scholar nor explain what they don't agree about. It's token lip service to that agenda. All the airspace is given to Spencer and co. Fascinating really.

Anyway it is too early to see where this will all lead and I am not about to join the army of armchair pundits making absurd predictions.

As for holes in the story, it's about par for the course. Not that I think your favorite sources are better, but let's not go there again.






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