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How open is your mind, really?

Julian Baggini · 5 Sept 2026

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  1. Our reading

    The primary argument against Trump is that his success would make a darker world, not that he will fail.

    Their wordsThe primary argument against him is not that he won’t succeed but that if he does, we will live in a darker world, one which is more xenophobic, more authoritarian, less free for women and anyone who is not heterosexual.

  2. Our reading

    To show why Trump is wrong, one must take seriously the possibility that he is right.

    Their wordsIn other words, we need to take seriously the possibility that Trump is right in order to show why he is wrong.

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