Vladimir_Nesov comments on The Nature of Offense - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 25 July 2009 01:03:50PM *  5 points [-]

If a statement concurrently attacks and asserts status of people in different ways, it can still be offensive. "Jews control the financial system" places Jews in out-group, which lowers their status, even though at the same time the statement seems to assert their status.