Re: OT: Cracking Speech by JDV!

On 2/17/2025 2:36 PM, Liz Tuddenham wrote:

Jeroen Belleman <jeroen@nospam.please> wrote:
 [...]

Seeing the clowns that were elected as presidents of
the US these last 60 years or so,

 Three in particular stand out:
 George Washington who couldn't tell a lie.
Richard Nixon who couldn't tell the truth
Donald Trump who couldn't tell the difference.

I suspect everyone knows when they are lying.
As, I suspect, murderers know when they are killing.
The issues boil down to:
- are there consequences?
- will those consequences apply to me?
Clearly, if one feels "above" those consequences
("when the president does it, it's not illegal" -- RMN)
or that one can dupe others into not applying them
(The Orange One).
An interesting question is to consider how theists
rationalize their "sins" (esp priests); obviously,
they must NOT be true believers (or, think that
THEIR sins deserve special consideration).
[Of course, one also has to wonder why they are so
reluctant to LEAVE this life, given their "belief"
of the magnificence of the afterlife!  Hint:  they
suspect their sins DON'T deserve special consideration!]