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Trump Just Militarized the Capital – What Comes Next?

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So you think it's justified?

I don't think I would use the word justified. I would say as someone that's lived in a high crime area that I'm in support of trying to reduce crime rates in areas with high crime rates. I don't think there's anything wrong with trying to reduce the crime. Trump lives in DC. He works and his employees work in the DC area. They want to take action to reduce crime. I spent some of my life watching people on TV demandin…

> I don't think there's anything wrong with trying to reduce the crime.

This is the bailey of your motte and bailey argument. The motte is the implication that the National Guard should do this (or rather, shouldn't not do this). Regardless of it being good to try to reduce crime, this is a bad way to try to reduce crime.

Re: Trump Just Militarized the Capital – What Comes Next?

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post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So you think it's justified?

I don't think I would use the word justified. I would say as someone that's lived in a high crime area that I'm in support of trying to reduce crime rates in areas with high crime rates. I don't think there's anything wrong with trying to reduce the crime. Trump lives in DC. He works and his employees work in the DC area. They want to take action to reduce crime. I spent some of my life watching people on TV demandin…

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