If you repeat a lie often enough, it becomes the truth…
This appears to be the Donald Trump philosophy – at least as it relates to his governance of the country.
It’s become normal for the president to just pull a lie out of his ass and sell it to the American people as fact. There appears to be no one around this “infant”, ”child”, “idiot”, or “Fucking Moron” (to use the words of – EVERYONE in his inner circle) to act as a filter, no one to review the lies before he says them, no one to prevent him from making a total ass out of himself, no one to explain the consequences of his words and his actions, and no one to determine the ramifications to the world, when these things are done and said by the President of the United States.
The most recent blatant lie from Trump relates to Michael Wolff's new book Fire and Fury. Apparently we're supposed to believe that this strange little man somehow just wandered in off the street, stayed in the hallway for four months taking notes, and did it all without the "Buffoon in Chief" knowing anything about it...
Here's an oldie but goodie... The "widespread voter fraud" lie is being regurgitated as part of Trumps attempt to explain away Roy Moore's epic loss to Doug Jones in the Alabama senate race. Trump used this one directly after his own election, attempting to explain away his 3 million plus loss of the popular vote.
There was no collusion... This one seems to be evolving a little bit, but it perfectly displays the if you say it enough people will believe it sentiment. Only Trump could (or would be stupid enough) to say this 17 times in a 30 minute interview. Most of his mouthpieces have reverted to saying "collusion isn't a crime" instead...
More legislation than any president ever... This one is only true if you don't consider every president for the last 50 years - the actual stats put Trump in dead last place for actual signed legislation...
The repeal of The ACA (Obamacare)... Once again the Trump train jumps the rails with an epic lie - The individual mandate is basically a fine we pay for NOT having insurance and has nothing to do with funding the program...
This is what the first week of 2018 looks like - a lie a day... If the past year is any indication of where things are headed – grab some popcorn, take a seat, and buckle up. We’re in for one hell of a ride…!!!
All this was inspired by the principle – which is quite true in itself – that in the big lie there is always a certain force of credibility; because the broad masses of a nation are always more easily corrupted in the deeper strata of their emotional nature than consciously or voluntarily; and thus in the primitive simplicity of their minds they more readily fall victims to the big lie than the small lie, since they themselves often tell small lies in little matters but would be ashamed to resort to large-scale falsehoods. It would never come into their heads to fabricate colossal untruths, and they would not believe that others could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously. Even though the facts which prove this to be so may be brought clearly to their minds, they will still doubt and waver and will continue to think that there may be some other explanation. For the grossly impudent lie always leaves traces behind it, even after it has been nailed down, a fact which is known to all expert liars in this world and to all who conspire together in the art of lying. These people know only too well how to use falsehood for the basest purposes.
Adolf Hitler - Mein Kampf
Think Trump reads much - bet he read this one...