btaf45@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · edit-22 months agoAnalysis: Why does Donald Trump tell such blatant lies?theconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down13cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up156arrow-down1external-linkAnalysis: Why does Donald Trump tell such blatant lies?theconversation.combtaf45@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · edit-22 months agomessage-square10fedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squareGrymEdm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up34·edit-22 months 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.