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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/32730153
"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. His heart sank as he thought of the enormous power arrayed against him, the ease with which any Party intellectual would overthrow him in debate, the subtle arguments which he would not be able to understand, much less answer. And yet he was in the right! They were wrong and he was right." — George Orwell, 1984
As much as I don't like Obama he did make the point that being caught out saying something false is embarrassing, it loses votes for more moderate candidates.
It's not about who lies (as everyone does), it's about how much they can get away with it and this who's willing to be brazen with it