09-23-2017, 07:56 AM
(09-22-2017, 10:43 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: No, nor did I accuse you of claiming his rhetoric. But, if we want to understand how their reaction to his rhetoric has changed over time, doesn't it make sense to understand how the rhetoric has changed which they are reacting to?
Not at all. His rhetoric towards NK is but one part of the equation. Overall opinions by Japanese towards Trump, which is to what I was referring, is modified by that rhetoric, by his on other issues that affect them, by his policy actions in a number of different areas, and by variables that Trump has no control over but causes their opinions to shift. You could have the same rhetoric and actions by Trump, but some other factor occurs in Japan and opinions can shift based upon that internal factor. Or an external factor from another country that presents more of a problem.
All of this is true any time we look at public opinion polls. There are so many factors that can impact opinions that there is no way to truly point to the cause of any change.
