[_DeadFred_]

Yeah no. Mearsheimer is an idiot. He bases his premise on his belief that Putin doesn't lie. Even you and Putin admin Putin himself admit Putin is a liar.

Not sure what that has to do with your follow on. I don't base if Putin lies on if America lies, I base it on if Putin lies.

[fasbiner]

I think a neutral observer would find you so unpersuasive and so illogical that they would naturally take the opposite of whatever views you hold, just for fear of being associated with such tautological and childish rhetoric.