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Re:You can fool some of the people, all of the time by TrackerFF on Thursday November 07, 2019 @11:18AM (#21474517)
Hate to be political, but as one Trump supporter said, when asked on Trump and his lies:

"I think what most liberals are missing is that this isn't about right and wrong, it's about winning and losing. I've attached my entire worldview to this man and I am going down with the ship. Not one of you is going to convince me otherwise."

Some people are simply willing to accept lies, if it resonates with their beliefs. A means to an end.

Re:You can fool some of the people, all of the time by H8crilA on Thursday November 07, 2019 @11:20AM (#21474543)
You can see that all the time in securities markets - completely ridiculous valuations and then bagholding all the way to the bottom. It's human nature. It's like people would rather be right than make money.

Also, I have no idea why people think this is new. If this is the age of dishonesty - when exactly was the age of honesty? I prefer Soros' approach of accepting human fallibility as an important part of the world, a part that's not going away just because I think it's "ugly".

Re:You can fool some of the people, all of the time by chrisco255 on Thursday November 07, 2019 @01:26PM (#21475817)
That may be one guys opinion, but you understand the other side is lying, correct? What I didn't fully appreciate until Trump was how much of politics is theater.
Re:You can fool some of the people, all of the time by TrackerFF on Thursday November 07, 2019 @02:14PM (#21476325)
More than just one guy - seems pretty systemic, if you ask me.

https://www.axios.com/monmouth-poll-trump-approval-a05b8144-...

(But, yes, all political parties lie to some extent - some are just more brazen and outlandish than others)

Re:You can fool some of the people, all of the time by chrisco255 on Thursday November 07, 2019 @03:25PM (#21476928)
Right, some (the DNC) will pay a foreign entity to craft a totally made up conspiracy theory about Russia collusion and then leverage the FBI, the CIA and all major news outlets to propagandize that bullshit while keeping a straight face.

At the same time they'll spike a story for three years on a prolific pedophile (Epstein) that implicates Bill Clinton, to protect their own.

All parties lie, but the DNC and their allies in the media...well they really take the cake.

Re:You can fool some of the people, all of the time by mynameishere on Thursday November 07, 2019 @12:26PM (#21475152)
That was clearly not an actual supporter. I mean, that is pretty obvious. A more realistic defense: Trump lays on the BS but it doesn't matter if you support X or Y policies and he's the only horse to bet on.
Re:You can fool some of the people, all of the time by hqrlk on Thursday November 07, 2019 @01:18PM (#21475737)
I don't believe that to be an actual quote, but having said that, we live in a post-truth world. We have recognised, at last, that the ends justify the means.
Re:You can fool some of the people, all of the time by nanny on Thursday November 07, 2019 @02:54PM (#21476698)
Re:You can fool some of the people, all of the time by hqrlk on Thursday November 07, 2019 @03:11PM (#21476839)
Very cool actually. I like this response and how it was downvoted: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskTrumpSupporters/comments/dct1be/...

Also a shame how confusing the new interface of reddit is... Yes I know I can go to old.reddit.com but still.