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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Here's something I never thought I'd say. [View all]Lizzie Poppet
(10,164 posts)62. I disagree.
It's not a lie if the person saying it genuinely believes it to be true. It may be wrong...but it can't be a lie. Simply being a false statement doesn't, in and of itself, fulfill the definition of "lie." The statement has to be made despite the knowledge that it is false.
Moreover, these are predictions. As such, they are propositions with no demonstrable truth-state. It's impossible for such statements to be lies.
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What makes you think Hillary's won't? And that was another terrible hide. nt
Live and Learn
Jun 2016
#27
Yeah, and there's a reason you and I probably shouldn't be President :)
Joe the Revelator
Jun 2016
#24
I really doubt that he is just as mad as many of us. His anger is tempered by that fact
Dark n Stormy Knight
Jun 2016
#31
Thanks, and seriously, I don't need any thanks or welcomes. No matter the arguments, we're all still
Joe the Revelator
Jun 2016
#14
I never had that internal conflict -- Between Clinton and Trump, I'll take Clinton any day -- But...
Armstead
Jun 2016
#16
As compared to what? Give me a better dem to vote for in the GE, and I'll gladly do it.
Joe the Revelator
Jun 2016
#28
The thought of a runaway train wreck Donald Trump even gettingv as far as he has to becoming
Thinkingabout
Jun 2016
#52