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Disaffected

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4. That is a question that has always puzzled me.

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 07:03 PM

2 hrs ago

Is Trump making up lies or does he actually believe the BS he spouts. I'm guessing it is some combination of the two but how to tell on a claim (lie) by claim basis?

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I think Trump believes his weird lies are true [View all] DavidDvorkin 3 hrs ago OP

He's George Costanza usonian 3 hrs ago #1

He lives in a world where he can simply declare the world is the way he wishes it to be, unblock 3 hrs ago #2

I think he has an aberrant epistemology. His notion of what is true or how to know what is true RockRaven 3 hrs ago #3

That is a question that has always puzzled me. Disaffected 2 hrs ago #4

He knows he is lying and counts on the stupidity and laziness of his followers AND his opponents. blm 2 hrs ago #5

I'm pretty sure he does. Ms. Toad 2 hrs ago #6

How do you even communicate with someone who doesn't believe in objective reality? surrealAmerican 2 hrs ago #7