“you shouldn’t lie or spread lies to make your point even if you think your point is true” is apparently a very unpopular opinion these days
I hate it. I need to know if the person I’m listening to or reading talking to is trustworthy and as soon as they tell a couple of bald faced lies everything they say is worthless to me.
Believe couches.
Well, in certain quarters, anyway.
But I thought we’re not going to fact check?
"Good ideas do not need lots of lies told about them in order to gain public acceptance." blog.danieldavies.com/2004/05/?m=1
Running into this problem at work. Others are trying to prove their case around a particular technology by manipulating people into believing an area I’m responsible for is technologically incapable of doing what they’re trying to get funding to do.
Yet another pass that republicans get for just being those “wacky patriots.”
It's intrinsic bias, besides it hurts one's ego to do this even when they know they're in the wrong. The road to success does not include a path for those who cannot lower their ego
only with power mad, greed driven jerks.