# An open letter to President Trump

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-open-letter-to-president-trump/802193>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 20, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-open-letter-to-president-trump/802193 "2017-11-20T15:14:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2017, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-open-letter-to-president-trump/802193/21 "2017-11-22T18:34:10Z")

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> [@Shodan](#):
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> I would think that if you say he is going to cause mass unemployment, and people see that there isn’t mass unemployment, they will notice that too.
> 
> So it doesn’t seem to me to be the sort of argument you want to use. YMMV.
> 
> Regards,  
> Shodan

Your understanding of the word “cause” and mine are different.

As I understand the word, it refers to the future.

If I tell you not to marry that woman because she’ll one day poison you and chop you into little bits, the fact that you’re currently alive and well has no bearing on my recommendation.

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**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-open-letter-to-president-trump/802193/22 "2017-11-27T14:40:51Z")

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> [@John\_Mace](#):
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> Isn’t “there’s a storm coming” supposed to be a white supremacist dog whistle?

I never trusted that weatherman.

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