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alarimer

(16,245 posts)

10. The big lie is that things will get better; they will not.

Reply to sendero (Reply #3)

Tue May 17, 2016, 10:25 AM

May 2016

I don't know why we believe this lie, but we do. The establishment lies to us when they say it will, when all evidence is to the contrary. I think that is the only think Trump and Sanders have in common. Certainly Hillary lies a lot more than Sanders does. Well, I don't know if she is lying so much as deeply invested in the fairy tale that is the American dream, the idea that if you work hard, you will succeed. Which is demonstrably false.

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Why Trump Can Lie and No One Seems to Care [View all] eridani May 2016 OP

My favorite PATRICK May 2016 #1

I think it has more to do with the sheer volume of lies... TreasonousBastard May 2016 #2

Yes, and Eridani's post mentions that syndrome as well. Hortensis May 2016 #8

It's the Trump Trot corollary to the Gish Gallop. Tommy_Carcetti May 2016 #11

They all lie like dogs.. sendero May 2016 #3

Great. More Herbert Hoover "Democrats" eridani May 2016 #5

Oh I am an equal opportunity.. sendero May 2016 #12

The big lie is that things will get better; they will not. alarimer May 2016 #10

I believe it is more in line with conservative mindset who loves to be lied to.....but the rest of beachbum bob May 2016 #4

Cause tRump is a white, male, heterosexual, Christian, billionaire and execs who pay the folks on.. uponit7771 May 2016 #6

Almost all of them lie all the time and nobody cares. bemildred May 2016 #7

Depends on what is meant by "nobody" or "no one" gratuitous May 2016 #13

That's kind of my point: bemildred May 2016 #14

Trump "waffles, flip-flops and obfuscates, sometimes changing positions from one press appearance to pampango May 2016 #9