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ElloMe Since: Jun, 2016
2017-06-15 15:54:35

Even if these didn't involve Trump, it looks like these examples don't even qualify for Crying Wolf itself, and they look like blatant shoehorning. I'd just nuke it.

TheBigBopper Since: Jan, 2013
2017-06-15 16:35:12

The first one looks like an example, but seems inadvisable under the rule of cautious editing judgement. The second I think is not even an example, as i haven't seen a single spokesperson for the left criticize the Russia investigation or connect it to Mc Carthyism in the first place. Just nuke them both.

Edited by TheBigBopper
WaterBlap Since: May, 2014
2017-07-25 07:29:20

Tropers.Laptop Guy re-added the first bullet in OP on 20 July after Tropers.Mr Media Guy 2 nuked it on 15 June.

The only change was the wording of "undermined their own credibility when an actually-racist candidate ran for office" to "undermined their own credibility when an candidate who a large swath of the country genuinely believed was racist ran for office."

That doesn't seem to qualify as an example of the trope, since it requires that the person crying wolf is now telling the truth — not merely believing that they're telling the truth. Belief does not equal truth, for one thing, but for another, the example — as already mentioned in this thread — is probably best to keep off the page anyway because of the ROCEJ. If the example were not as recent as it is, then maybe it wouldn't be so worrisome in that regard, but I think the example should just be cut and kept off the page.

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TheNerfGuy Since: Mar, 2011
2017-07-25 07:54:30

[ETA] nvm. Disregard this post.

Edited by TheNerfGuy
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