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-misanthroptimist

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12. Why would I believe anything from this misadministration?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Oct 24, 2025, 09:44 AM

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They'll tell any lie they can think of if it lets them off the hook for something.

And, when the evidence of my own eyes conflicts with anything they say -like the inflation rate, then there's no reason to give them the slightest benefit of the doubt.

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