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Soph0571

(9,685 posts) Mon Nov 4, 2019, 10:39 AM Nov 2019

The Big Lie

The big con...

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The Big Lie (Original Post) Soph0571 Nov 2019 OP

So ... we're all being lied to? live love laugh Nov 2019 #1

Are you in thrall to a populist leader? Soph0571 Nov 2019 #2

This is truly over my head. I don't understand live love laugh Nov 2019 #3

Gladly Soph0571 Nov 2019 #4

live love laugh

(13,104 posts)

1. So ... we're all being lied to?

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Mon Nov 4, 2019, 08:23 PM

Nov 2019

Are there degrees of lies that are less harmful?

I can’t accept that everything I believe politically is a lie — based on this premise.

Soph0571

(9,685 posts)

2. Are you in thrall to a populist leader?

Reply to live love laugh (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 4, 2019, 08:28 PM

Nov 2019

aka Trump or Johnson - if not I think you are OK

live love laugh

(13,104 posts)

3. This is truly over my head. I don't understand

Reply to Soph0571 (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 4, 2019, 08:30 PM

Nov 2019

the essence of it. Can you help me to better understand?

Soph0571

(9,685 posts)

4. Gladly

Reply to live love laugh (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 5, 2019, 05:24 AM

Nov 2019

What Cohen is saying that those who are likely to fall for the power of a populist leader are OK with being lied to by that populist leader. The more that populist leader points the finger at 'the establishment' and calls them liars and fakes the more the followers of these leaders are likely to believe them. You know what they say... the bigger the lie...

Hope that makes sense...

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