We all have different standards. You have the standard never to agree with a sociopath. I have the standard that the truth is the only foothold from which to make an honest argument.
However, I was clearly not agreeing with Trump in any way that he’d think I was agreeing with him. It’s an old rhetorical tactic. A: “You’re treating me unfairly!” B: “I agree, if I were being fair, I’d have treated you much worse.” You agree with their words, but not their meaning.
We all have different standards. You have the standard never to agree with a sociopath. I have the standard that the truth is the only foothold from which to make an honest argument.
However, I was clearly not agreeing with Trump in any way that he’d think I was agreeing with him. It’s an old rhetorical tactic. A: “You’re treating me unfairly!” B: “I agree, if I were being fair, I’d have treated you much worse.” You agree with their words, but not their meaning.