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minus-squareEl Barto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoWhat if they tell me they’re awesome?
minus-squareTelorand@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoBelieve them, at least until they demonstrate otherwise.
minus-squareEl Barto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agoI don’t know, man. There’s gotta be more context to that saying. That’s how people get duped. I mean, even Trump can be an example of this.
minus-squareTelorand@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoSo if Trump says he’s awesome, believe him until he demonstrates otherwise. It won’t take long in his case. If Trump says he loves America, believe him until he says he’s trying to destroy our democracy. I don’t see why we need additional context.
minus-squareEl Barto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoWell, you just provided the context I was looking for. Thanks.
What if they tell me they’re awesome?
Believe them, at least until they demonstrate otherwise.
I don’t know, man. There’s gotta be more context to that saying. That’s how people get duped.
I mean, even Trump can be an example of this.
So if Trump says he’s awesome, believe him until he demonstrates otherwise. It won’t take long in his case.
If Trump says he loves America, believe him until he says he’s trying to destroy our democracy.
I don’t see why we need additional context.
Well, you just provided the context I was looking for. Thanks.