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swag

(26,490 posts) Sat Mar 7, 2020, 03:25 PM Mar 2020

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One of the disturbing lessons of the Trump era

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One of the disturbing lessons of the Trump era (Original Post) swag Mar 2020 OP

To paraphrase Upton Sinclair, "It's difficult to get someone to correct stupidity . . . Journeyman Mar 2020 #1

Edmund Burke had it right customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #2

The emperor has no clothes. (nt) pat_k Mar 2020 #3

Does he have a video of the doctor saying this? patricia92243 Mar 2020 #4

And then tell him how great he did lame54 Mar 2020 #5

Journeyman

(15,042 posts)

1. To paraphrase Upton Sinclair, "It's difficult to get someone to correct stupidity . . .

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Sat Mar 7, 2020, 03:49 PM

Mar 2020

when their livelihood depends on their not being perceived as seeing it as something stupid."

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)

2. Edmund Burke had it right

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Sat Mar 7, 2020, 03:50 PM

Mar 2020

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”

pat_k

(9,313 posts)

3. The emperor has no clothes. (nt)

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Sat Mar 7, 2020, 03:51 PM

Mar 2020

patricia92243

(12,604 posts)

4. Does he have a video of the doctor saying this?

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Sat Mar 7, 2020, 04:39 PM

Mar 2020

lame54

(35,328 posts)

5. And then tell him how great he did

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Sat Mar 7, 2020, 04:59 PM

Mar 2020

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