How many lies are acceptable?

[goaded]

Here's an administration official lying about a US senator who was trying to ask a question and got handcuffed by the FBI

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And now Speaker Mike Johnson just called on the Senate to censure... Sen. Alex Padilla. The man who was manhandled, despite having identified himself as a US senator.

[Orion84]

Acceptable to whom?

That question has completely different answers, based on a single modifier. I believe there are three possible responses:

• Those that don't care how many lies are told, because they believe the lies, and simply accept everything they're told.
• Those that know they're lies, but absolutely do not care, so long as they are getting what they want, regardless.
• Those that actually do their research, find the lying abhorrent, and completely inappropriate.

Unfortunately, there are far too many in the first two categories, and not nearly enough in the third category. Which is why we're in the mess we're in, now.

[goaded]

It would be less painful if the lies weren't about things that are recorded from multiple angles on video.

[Orion84]

I agree, and the really sad part is that people can literally watch those videos, and still believe the lies they are told.

[Shiprex]

How long before the 2A community recognise the enemies foreign and DOMESTIC are why they get to have guns and it's not really about the local crooks and coloured people who they fear that should be shot?

[goaded]

About 1000 years. They think tyrants and kings are on the other side.

[Shiprex]

Yeah that's what I thought. They're full of 💩 all mouth 👄 and no trousers 👖

[AyChingao]

And the tyrant thing, they say they need to be ready to stand up to tyranny. Well it's here, but the cult members think it's their daddy. When he dies we will see if they imprint on someone else

[goaded]

@AyChingao They'll probably walk around quacking like ducks.

[Shiprex]

LOL can see it now at the Kim Jong Trump rally coming up

[AyChingao]

@goaded or geese... geese are assholes

[AyChingao]

@Shiprex Fun Fact: Kim Jong IL (un's daddy) was belirved to be so god like that he did not require an anus... so say North Korean observers

[Shiprex]

@AyChingao
LOL, I think there's a spare one in the Whitehouse right now if they're looking for one and I am sure he'd be over the moon to volunteer.

[AyChingao]

@Shiprex lmao

[goaded]

@AyChingao "geese are assholes" Trump hasn't yet got the army to goose-step...

[AyChingao]

@goaded and I'm hoping he can't. That would be a serious serback

[Shiprex]

Thanks for the MHO @goaded

[dustybiker2]

This is like a child's school play. Both republicans and dems are incredibly stupid.

Where are the professional grown ups?

This one who killed her dogs and cosplay dresses federal agencies (which is a federal
offense to present yourself as an officer of a number of these she has played dress-up in) lying about the events here unfolded on camera.

Then you have this senator instigating (really weakly) which is only feeding the beast.

The world... not everyone in the USA is insane. These people are embarrassing.

[goaded]

It looks a lot like a third of the US have gone off the rails, and that's not even counting the people who think guns should be allowed to everybody.

[dustybiker2]

smh.

[MisterWack]

No lies are acceptable, when one lies that doesn’t justify the other side to ignore it because it should enable people towards the center to hold both accountable where others dare not.
All politicians lie, politics can get dirty, but it is for the people to be the referees.
We keep the tally and rally together to stand for what is right.
We tell our children not to lie, why wouldn’t we expect the same from our leaders?

[DrPepper12]

Mega leaders, if you can call them leaders, learn very well from Nazi propaganda techniques that if you tell a lie loud enough and long enough people will believe it not because they think it's true but because they can't discern what reality is

[exitseven]

This guy burst into the room. nobody knew just who he was. DHS Sec. Noem has been under attack by the public and obviously she had extra protection. The FBI agents that took this guy down were doing their job. This sends a clear message that the Trump administration is not screwing around. The Republicans have gotten the reputation of all talk and no action. This shows them that there is a new boss who is not the same as the old boss.

[goaded]

Nobody knew who the senior US senator from California was? Even after he identified himself to them?

It sends a clear message that dissent will not be tolerated. You're right that Trump is not like any other president, he doesn't support the rule of law.

[exitseven]

I could have told them I was a US senator too and then pull out my piece and start blasting. That does not mean a thing. Th feds re there to protect Kristi Noem from all the crazy moonbats out here.

[goaded]

Everybody in the building had been checked for weapons, and LEOs opened the door for him.

[exitseven]

The FBI did their job. Too bad there was no dogshit on the floor when they rubbed his nose in it. The FBI is a different agency too.

[Still-alive]

They will lie as much as they can get away with as long as it gives them more power. they will even see us to our graves if it also achieves that goal.

[OddBeMe]

Like religions they feel the ends justify. Even if the end is just "own the libs".

That is how Weimar Germany fell

[Ad_Quid_Orator]

If you swear the oath of office, any lie you tell is a crime.

[DonaldDarko]

Saw that commie get taken down. Funny af.

[goaded]

Aren't you the idiot I said would call Reagan a commie?

[DonaldDarko]

Makes no difference what you said really. Ukie flag on your avatar, probably a "free Palestine" Hamas groupie as well.

[goaded]

You really have no idea what you're talking about, do you?

[DonaldDarko]

You really don't understand shit I say do you?

[goaded]

I understand that's all you say.

[DonaldDarko]

Must not be sinking in though.

[goaded]

Unlike you, I don't swallow shit.

[DonaldDarko]

How did you get full of shit then?