btaf45@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · edit-216 days agoAnalysis: Why does Donald Trump tell such blatant lies?theconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down13cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up155arrow-down1external-linkAnalysis: Why does Donald Trump tell such blatant lies?theconversation.combtaf45@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · edit-216 days agomessage-square10fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareGrymEdm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up34·edit-216 days agoIt’s a propaganda technique called the firehose of falsehood. Trump is great at it because he’s immoral and creative enough to generate lies on the fly, and narcissistic enough to instantly believe his own BS.
It’s a propaganda technique called the firehose of falsehood. Trump is great at it because he’s immoral and creative enough to generate lies on the fly, and narcissistic enough to instantly believe his own BS.