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[quote=Anonymous]I read 2 pages of comments before I couldn't deal with the ensuing riot, but still want to say this:
1. The Atlantic isn't just some rag, the magazine has been around since it was a pro-abolition magazine before the Civil War started.
2. According to the article, the funeral services were partly covered by donations and partly by the Army
3. I remember reading about the murder because it was very big news, and there were many other deaths --39 total in 2020. For active and reserve military out of 36,500 soldiers the expected death count without hostilities or terrorism would be 22. (OTOH civilian life is a lot worse. If you have 36,500 25-year-olds, SSA tables say 70 will be gone within the year).
4. The woman's family is free to regard Trump any way they want to. I'm sure it's not pleasant if your family gets pulled into a media debate. But the rest of us have a right and a responsibility to know the character of our would-be leaders, and Trump's low character is very, very well documented. If they are Republicans and who appreciated the attention from him, fine. But we also know how unlikely it is Trump ever gave any families money who did need it, no matter what he says. This is the guy whose charitable foundation was dissolved by the state of New York and whatever assets it had were distributed to other charities because of misuse of funds. If he misuses charities he makes public, what kind of charity is he at all likely to engage in privately? 
5. Anonymous sources led to the criminal convictions of Nixon's men. It would be better if people had the guts to come forward (in Nixon's case there was an ongoing criminal conspiracy and good reason to keep the source secret) but plenty of people (Milley, Kelly for example) who have had the guts and aren't political (or at least not entirely political) characters have come forward and are credible.

Nobody really has to decide on the basis of one part of an article (by a highly respected journalist) that ends up being fought over on Twitter. It comes down to the guy's patterns of behavior and character traits and there's plenty of evidence of his slimy soul. [/quote]

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