"It seems possible that what will ultimately emerge is a clarified sense of principles and a deeper commitment to them (which is why part of the conflict is over American history itself). On one hand, there are the heads of the federal government and their spokespeople, whose lies are part of their disdain for the electorate and the rule of law."
"Those lies also get served up as the justification for their cruelty the cruelty directed toward federal workers, immigrants, children in this country in need of food and healthcare, including vaccines, and the millions of people currently starving or devastated by preventable disease around the world since Elon Musk's department of government efficiency gang destroyed USAID. Politicians' lies were once decried and punished when detected, in a process that often led to contriteness and apologies from the liar."
The political conflict in the United States represents a clash of opposing principles: inclusion versus exclusion, truth versus lies, kindness versus cruelty, and protection versus destruction. Actors committed to protection seek to preserve systems that defend the climate and public health, while opponents pursue policies that erode those systems. Lying has shifted from furtive behavior that sometimes prompted contrition to an open, systemic tool used to express disdain for the electorate and justify cruelty toward federal workers, immigrants, children, and people suffering globally. Deceptive rhetoric now permeates claims about vaccines, the economy, climate, history, race, and immigration.
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