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Old 07-20-2020, 07:09 AM
 
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“To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth”

How can this still be so true 100 years later?
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Old 07-20-2020, 07:20 AM
 
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“To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth”

How can this still be so true 100 years later?
Well, there is no verification that it is Roosevelt’s quote, so as to whether it is 100 years old is questionable. However, that does indeed seem to be the way it works.... at least these days. People, and I’m not talking about you as this one has been making the rounds for years, seem to have a tendency to stick famous people’s names on quotes they agree with in order to give the sentiment credibility.
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Old 07-20-2020, 07:20 AM
 
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It isn't. I hate being lied to. I am a liberal.
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Old 07-20-2020, 08:57 AM
 
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It isn't. I hate being lied to. I am a liberal.
A good test is being told a Truth about someone you hate, what is your immediate reaction? For instance for a liberal if someone tells you a few of the good things Trump has done over the years is your first reaction anger or to think its a lie or orange man bad? Or is it a rational yep that is true he has done those good things But he also has done all these things i disagree with and i believe the bad things far out weighs the bad.
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Old 07-20-2020, 09:02 AM
 
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“To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth”

How can this still be so true 100 years later?
Still accurate... given that party positions have switched since the 1960s.
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Old 07-20-2020, 09:04 AM
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Nope. When you hear stuff and think . . . that doesn't sound like something he would have said! it isn't.

Like all those Robin Williams memes that were conservative and racist that flooded facebook.

Just, no.

https://www.politifact.com/factcheck...bout-liberals/
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Old 07-20-2020, 10:18 AM
 
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Conservatives get angry when they are lied to? Who knew?

They must be boiling mad at Trump by now.

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Old 07-20-2020, 03:32 PM
 
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Still accurate... given that party positions have switched since the 1960s.
Biggest lie in politics. And you parrot it like a clown.
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Old 07-20-2020, 04:43 PM
 
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Teddy Roosevelt did not say this and I’m angry with you for lying to me.
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Old 07-20-2020, 04:56 PM
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Still accurate... given that party positions have switched since the 1960s.
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Biggest lie in politics. And you parrot it like a clown.
Since 1860 ...

Why Did the Democratic and Republican Parties Switch Platforms?

" ... sometime between the 1860s and 1936, the (Democratic) party of small government became the party of big government, and the (Republican) party of big government became rhetorically committed to curbing federal power. "
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