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Given that many believe Trump to be literally Hitler, bending the facts is a small price to pay to stop him.
by potatoman2 10y ago
Given that many believe Trump to be literally Hitler, bending the facts is a small price to pay to stop him.
- maxsavin 10y agoThat's not how you stop someone like that. That's how you become them.
- ebbv 10y agoProbably nobody who is against Trump is bending any facts to try to stop him. The only one who has no respect for reality is Trump himself.
- throwanem 10y ago> Probably nobody who is against [a presidential candidate] is bending any facts to try to stop [him/her] Given the reality of 21st century electoral politics in the United States, I find it unsurprising, yet deeply disappointing all the same, that anyone actually believes this.
- ebbv 10y agoIf Trump were any less of a lunatic I would say that people are definitely bending the truth around him. But he supplies so much fuel for his opponents there's really no need.
- kbenson 10y agoGiven that people like this (that is, willing to bend facts, lie, etc) exist, I think it's dangerous to assume they exist only in groups other than those that you ascribe yourself a member of. I believe people do horrible things for what they believe the greater good all the time, and that's just the people acting (or believe they are acting) altruistically, not the ones acting in that manner for selfish reasons. In fact, it's hard for me to get too mad at those that think they are working for the cause of good, because even if I believe they are misguided (and would not use such tactics myself), as at least they are doing what they think is the best thing to help. Intent matters (but is, of course, not the only thing, nor even the most important thing).
- mkane848 10y agoDamn, I've been guilty of confirmation bias and looking for the answer I want without realizing it, but to be doing it willfully is mildly shocking to see.