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1. Words and policies There is often a distinction made between words and policy. Words have impact on the political climate – they can erode norms by shifting political discourse Words can have as much (or more) impact on real events and people than policy Legitimate fear guidelines Trump removed “legitimate fear guidelines” (grounds on which one could gain asylum in the US if one was legitimately in fear of one’s life if one went back), but nobody noticed because of his words → words ca...