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egbertowillies

(4,058 posts) Tue Sep 11, 2018, 01:05 PM Sep 2018

Trump lies become truths if we do not refute them at every turn

We should define lies as "That's a Donald Trump" going forward. But here is the thing, we tend to be so overwhelmed by the constancy of Trump's lies that we tend to ignore them. We do that at our peril. Unchallenged lies become truths to many, and they can make the difference in close elections.

https://egbertowillies.com/2018/09/11/trump-lies-economy/

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Trump lies become truths if we do not refute them at every turn (Original Post) egbertowillies Sep 2018 OP

Agree Johnny2X2X Sep 2018 #1

Trump doesn't lie to be believed, he lies to be repeated. elocs Sep 2018 #2

This is true! ginnyinWI Sep 2018 #3

Johnny2X2X

(19,066 posts)

1. Agree

Reply to egbertowillies (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2018, 01:09 PM

Sep 2018

It's a never ending process. Trump wants to redefine reality for the country and he's succeeding in some respects.

elocs

(22,582 posts)

2. Trump doesn't lie to be believed, he lies to be repeated.

Reply to egbertowillies (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2018, 01:21 PM

Sep 2018

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/09/10/donald-trump-liar-dont-help-his-lies-go-viral-column/1215197002/

"Don't be an unpaid volunteer for Trump:

Start by not helping him — at least until the last poll closes on Nov. 6.

Leave the fact checking to the people who get paid to filter Trump’s muck. And encourage the media to embrace best practices designed to minimize the effect of propaganda — such as the “truth sandwich” advised by cognitive scientist George Lakoff: The truth, the Trump claim, the fact-check.

For the rest of us, remember that our fact checks won’t be any more effective than the media or Justice or the FBI. Liberals’ brains assume disproving lies will make them go away. The opposite is true. “When you repeat Trump, you help Trump,” Lakoff wrote. If repetition didn’t work, businesses wouldn’t spend trillions on advertising."

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)

3. This is true!

Reply to elocs (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 11, 2018, 01:29 PM

Sep 2018

Lakoff knows what he's talking about.

This link should be its own post, if it isn't already!

Besides that, it is bad for your mood to be talking about what he said!

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