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here is a comic that i read, I thought it summed this whole thing up.
(my scanner is broken so ill type it)
Person 1: "the Presidents critics accuse him of lying about the threat posed by Iraq before the war-- but was it really a lie if he believed what he was saying at the time?"
Person 3: "good point"
Person 2: "or what if he didn't believe what he was saying was saying -- but he did not expect us to, either? I don’t know if that would technically constitute a lie"
Person 1: "no harm no foul-- that’s what I say"
Person 3 "or maybe he did exaggerate the evidence slightly-- but with the best of intentions! Wouldn’t that really be more like a little white lie? And who hasn't told one of those"
Person 2: "some times you have to stretch the truth A Little"
Person 1: "Or-- what if he deliberately deceived Americans because he knew they'd never support sending their sons and daughters to die in pursuit of some neocon wet dream or global hegemony? Would that truly be considered a lie?"
Person 2: "Cough"
Person 3: "Ahem"
Person 1: "I guess that would huh?"
Person 2: "moving right along to our next topic-- Hillary's new book! Is it full of lies or what"
person 3: " First these messages"
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