• ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPM
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    2 years ago

    The real problem liberals have with Trump isn’t with his lies, but rather with him unapologetically stating the actual intentions, without obscuring them in a veil of rhetoric. A noteworthy example was him openly acknowledging that the US occupies Syria for its oil reserves, demonstrating that the human rights defense is merely a pretext. This unveiling exposes the facade behind which liberals hide to justify their government’s atrocities. Consequently, Trump forces them to confront the harsh reality of the United States being a fascist state. That’s what drives them up the wall.

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      2 years ago

      Either I hadn’t started breaking through a lifetime of brainwashing yet, or I didn’t see it. I just found a Guardian article about it. Holy geez, imagine if Cheney had said that wrt Iraq, which was tangentially true. Because iirc, it was over food for oil program wanting to switch from petrodollar to petroeuro. Wow. Keep chipping through my ignorance. Vote changed.

      Thank you.

      • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPM
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        2 years ago

        Nah, it really isn’t because liberals lie constantly themselves. If you think democrats don’t lie about their intentions then you really haven’t been paying attention. It’s precisely what he’s being honest about that’s the problem for people who keep trying to whitewash the US system.