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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe lesson here is clear and should remain clear: Fascists lie.
The lesson here is clear and should remain clear: Fascists lie. That is the nature of the authoritarian ideology, which doesn't value good faith discourse in a democracy. Indeed, they spit on democracy, or, as rioters in the Capitol reportedly did, they shit on it. All that the fascist respects is power and domination. Lying, if anything, is valorized in the authoritarian ideology because lying is an expression of power. To lie to someone else a judge, a journalist, randos on social media is a display of dominance over them and contempt for their petty attachment to Enlightenment values.https://www.rawstory.com/the-disturbing-truth-about-republican-voters-and-the-big-lie/
That is Trump's primary weapon. To lie.
To orchestrate situations that promote a big lie.
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The lesson here is clear and should remain clear: Fascists lie. (Original Post)
UCmeNdc
Jan 2022
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I've observed that the police tend to lie with impunity.Probably to assert their authority
Walleye
Jan 2022
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Walleye
(30,978 posts)1. I've observed that the police tend to lie with impunity.Probably to assert their authority
IrishAfricanAmerican
(3,813 posts)4. Policing in America...
is at its heart fascist. It's only regulated in well run jurisdictions of which there seem to be few.
YorkRd
(326 posts)2. At this point the "right" in this country is the disloyal opposition even traitorous
These Trumpers and supporters of authoritarianism have proven beyond any doubt to have no morality and only care about winning. Many are associated with Putin and the KKK.
TheRealNorth
(9,470 posts)3. I have been saying this for years....
And it burns me when the press or someone on this board feels sorry for a MAGATs that believe TFG's lies. THE MAGATS KNOW THAT THEY ARE LIES!
they are laughing at you! They are laughing because they were smart enough to play you.
That's why Ashli Babbit got what she deserved and I have zero sympathy for her or the other MAGATS that died. They knew exactly what they were doing.