Trump lied incessantly and still won. Should others do the same? The decline of MSM opens the door for it.

[ModernDiogenes]

The evidence is piling up and is primarily made in the obvious presence of ethics assessments being made by the general public.

Civilizations/societies rise and fall and the first evidence if decline us devaluation of bedrock/core principles of ethics and cultural norms.

We have, increasingly, such evidence if that kind of devaluation in the United States. So it suggests we are a society/culture in decline.

We will likely continue to do so unless our populace determines they want that to change and set a new course toward revaluing our core/bedrock principles this country was founded on.

 

[uptower]

Delegation

He’s not just delegating the work, but policy, direction, vision itself. We’ve seen this episode before. He wants to be president not do it. He has no ideas or plans of his own for the country, beyond revenge on his enemies.

 

[beancounter]

A sad and hilarious thing is that the Right is afraid of immigrants taking their jobs, yet they are completely oblivious to the the fact that billionaires are "taking" their jobs whenever they engage in mass layoffs or move their operations overseas, or file for bankruptcies repeatedly.

But I guess brown folks who don't eat you pets ,and commit crimes at lower rates than U.S. citizens are the real problem.

 

[btthegreat]

Life in an echo chamber fact checking itself. The media lies to you.
Young people are learning to doubt and ask questions again. The next few years are going to be amazing.

No, I am afraid thats not what is happening. Young people are learning to doubt. They may be asking questions, but they are not researching the answers. So they become cynical jaded and never learn when they are not being lied to and when the truth is being told.

We cannot mistake cynicism with a search or desire for the truth. Its as lazy and stupid as believing at face value

 

[Eriech]

No, I am afraid thats not what is happening. Young people are learning to doubt. They may be asking questions, but they are not researching the answers. So they become cynical jaded and never learn when they are not being lied to and when the truth is being told.

We cannot mistake cynicism with a search or desire for the truth. Its as lazy and stupid as believing at face value

Asking the questions is the first step. Probing the answers given is the second. It needs to become a habit.
Getting past everything is a lie is a hurdle.

 

[Phys251]

That is an invitation for a long diatribe of false equivalence.

Like the post immediately above yours.

 

[Athanasius68]

He’s not just delegating the work, but policy, direction, vision itself. We’ve seen this episode before. He wants to be president not do it. He has no ideas or plans of his own for the country, beyond revenge on his enemies.

Reagan told his first Cabinet that he wanted to destroy communism and break inflation.
He then told them to figure out the details.

I think Trump will do things kind of like that.
That's how he did last time around.

 

[Athanasius68]

A sad and hilarious thing is that the Right is afraid of immigrants taking their jobs, yet they are completely oblivious to the the fact that billionaires are "taking" their jobs whenever they engage in mass layoffs or move their operations overseas, or file for bankruptcies repeatedly.

But I guess brown folks who don't eat you pets ,and commit crimes at lower rates than U.S. citizens are the real problem.

Trump is arguing that his tariffs will force industry to return to the USA.

 

[DrewPaul]

Their claim that Trump was tied to Project 2025 when he claimed he'd never even heard of it was a real howler.

Can't you think of anything else besides your election time boogeyman?

 

[BirdinHand]

If you don't stand up for something, you'll fall for anything

‘Merica.

And don’t forget the price of eggs

 

[DrewPaul]

‘Merica.

And don’t forget the price of eggs

And you have to crack a few eggs to make an omelet.

 

[uptower]

Reagan told his first Cabinet that he wanted to destroy communism and break inflation.
He then told them to figure out the details.

I think Trump will do things kind of like that.
That's how he did last time around.

Nonsense - he could care less what they do. He’s too busy tweeting, golfing and schmoozing foreign business interests for cash.

 

[Peacenik]

‘Merica.

And don’t forget the price of eggs

Chicken feed is cheaper than eggs. They could just get some chicks and raise them.