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moondust

(21,352 posts)

2. No moral authority.

Reply to padfun (Original post)

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 11:15 PM

Sep 2025

...moral authority necessitates the existence of and adherence to truth.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_authority

Somebody failed to teach their idol 70 years ago that every lie he tells takes a bite out of his credibility. He has thus had none for decades. And by extension neither do his worshippers.

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Our country worships assholes [View all] padfun Sep 2025 OP

I'm hoping it is one of those pendulum swings that will get a hard shove in other direction at some point. Silent Type Sep 2025 #1

No moral authority. moondust Sep 2025 #2

Not just on the right SocialDemocrat61 Sep 2025 #3