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In reply to the discussion: I'd like to give a round of applause to all the Jill Stein voters and JPR-atf*ckers out there [View all]Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)I'm writing a bit and require some clarification of the word: Lies. Let's say someone's trying to gain followers (and as an ultimate result, votes) and proclaims they'll (paraphrasing here) END those illegal wars on day one! Something WHICH, BTW was as easily do-able as picking up a pen.
Further - let's say this someone had boldly proclaimed that single payer health care was a RIGHT of every U.S. citizen, and then placated the followers with a cock-eyed health care compromise that didn't incur serious injury to the money-dripping health insurance maggo..... er, folks.
And for that "third time's the charm thing" - a prospective voter entranced by said aspirant - should they have adopted an "Oh well!" attitude when it became evident that the person who professed to be ready to walk picket lines hadn't ever intended to do so?
So again - the above proclamations - easily doable, but conveniently evaded - would they be best labeled: gd LIES, just LIES, moments of dementia or something akin to an "Oopsie!" As I said, I'm drafting something that requires a degree of specificity. In this emerging era of fake news, sometimes things aren't what they appeared to be or might've sounded like.
Thanks in advance for your help!
PS: I've voted straight Democratic since 1992. In part, I've voted that way because I didn't have a choice - like folks living in democracies do.