Hate to be political, but as one Trump supporter said, when asked on Trump and his lies:
"I think what most liberals are missing is that this isn't about right and wrong, it's about winning and losing. I've attached my entire worldview to this man and I am going down with the ship. Not one of you is going to convince me otherwise."
Some people are simply willing to accept lies, if it resonates with their beliefs. A means to an end.
You can see that all the time in securities markets - completely ridiculous valuations and then bagholding all the way to the bottom. It's human nature. It's like people would rather be right than make money.
Also, I have no idea why people think this is new. If this is the age of dishonesty - when exactly was the age of honesty? I prefer Soros' approach of accepting human fallibility as an important part of the world, a part that's not going away just because I think it's "ugly".
That may be one guys opinion, but you understand the other side is lying, correct? What I didn't fully appreciate until Trump was how much of politics is theater.
Right, some (the DNC) will pay a foreign entity to craft a totally made up conspiracy theory about Russia collusion and then leverage the FBI, the CIA and all major news outlets to propagandize that bullshit while keeping a straight face.
At the same time they'll spike a story for three years on a prolific pedophile (Epstein) that implicates Bill Clinton, to protect their own.
All parties lie, but the DNC and their allies in the media...well they really take the cake.
That was clearly not an actual supporter. I mean, that is pretty obvious. A more realistic defense: Trump lays on the BS but it doesn't matter if you support X or Y policies and he's the only horse to bet on.
I don't believe that to be an actual quote, but having said that, we live in a post-truth world. We have recognised, at last, that the ends justify the means.
"I think what most liberals are missing is that this isn't about right and wrong, it's about winning and losing. I've attached my entire worldview to this man and I am going down with the ship. Not one of you is going to convince me otherwise."
Some people are simply willing to accept lies, if it resonates with their beliefs. A means to an end.