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by asdfasgasdgasdg 1772 days ago
It's a sad reality that there are some answers that the people are not ready to hear, even if they are true. If people rewarded politicians for being truthful, they would be more truthful. They are just responding to incentives, like everyone else. I wish it were different, but that doesn't mean I think it ever will be.
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leereeves 1772 days ago
> I wish it were different

Be the change you wish to see. If you think Biden was lying here, don't defend him for it.

Even in terms of realpolitik this was clearly a mistake. He obviously didn't think his words would be disproven so quickly; it would be foolish to lie about what's going to happen almost immediately.

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asdfasgasdgasdg 1772 days ago
> Be the change you wish to see. If you think Biden was lying here, don't defend him for it.

Me criticizing Biden on an internet forum for offering comforting falsehoods will do nothing. He's responding to a tendency in human nature or perhaps American culture that is far too big to be moved significantly by so small an act, or even thousands or millions of such acts. So I'm happy to continue discussing this in realistic terms rather than idealistic ones.

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