1/6/23: They Lie Because They Can, Trump Delusional in New Interview

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David Pakman

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🗓️ 6 January 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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-- On the Show: -- David discusses the phenomenon of lying becoming more acceptable in American politics -- Donald Trump does a delusional over-the-phone interview with Dr. Darren Beattie -- Caller asks what the biggest upset was of the 2022 midterms -- Caller asks if it's possible to be an ethical consumer in a capitalist society -- Caller suggests states make pro-choice license plates -- Caller talks about the Republican migrant border stunts -- Caller asks how Democrats can use Republican infighting to their benefit -- Caller talks about strict father morality as it pertains to immigration -- Caller asks if social security is a socialist program -- David responds to viewer emails and social media messages -- On the Bonus Show: Republicans are in no position to complain about tyranny of the minority, Putin wants a break from fighting for Orthodox Christmas, states criminalizing homelessness, and much more... 💪 Athletic Greens is offering FREE year-supply of Vitamin D at https://athleticgreens.com/pakman 💻 Stay protected! Try Aura FREE for 2 weeks: https://aura.com/pakman ❄️ ChiliSleep by SleepMe: Get 25% OFF your bed-cooling system at https://chilisleep.com/pakman 😁 Zippix Toothpicks: Code PAKMAN saves you 10% at https://zippixtoothpicks.com -- Become a Supporter: http://www.davidpakman.com/membership -- Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/thedavidpakmanshow -- Subscribe to Pakman Live: https://www.youtube.com/pakmanlive -- Subscribe to Pakman Finance: https://www.youtube.com/pakmanfinance -- Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/davidpakmanshow -- Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow -- Leave us a message at The David Pakman Show Voicemail Line (219)-2DAVIDP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I want to start today by talking about how lying became acceptable in American politics.
0:23.0	You know, we've talked about George Santos over the last several weeks.
0:26.2	We've seen the lies of so many Republicans in the context of the how Speaker fiasco.
0:32.1	And it's just liars and liars and liars.
0:34.2	And of course, we saw four years of Donald Trump in the amount of dishonesty that was
0:38.2	that was there.
0:39.2	It is unfortunately true that lying has become acceptable in this sense that it does not
0:46.6	significantly damage a politician or can that its chances of winning elected office.
0:53.8	While it's generally understood like, oh, lying is bad.
0:57.7	In some cultural sense, we still sort of look down at lying.
1:02.6	Politicians regularly lie or mislead the public without really suffering significant
1:08.6	consequences.
1:09.6	And in fact, in some cases, politicians have been able to win elections after being caught
1:13.3	in really, really bad lies.
1:14.8	How did this come to be?
1:16.8	One reason for this is that it's become easier for politicians to get away with lying because
1:24.1	of the proliferation of news sources and the spread of misinformation on social media.
1:29.9	It can actually be tougher for the average person who's busy working to sort through all
1:36.8	of the information and determine what's true and what is not true, which means that politicians
1:43.2	can make false statements and have them spread quickly, even if they're later debunked
1:47.9	and often avoid any consequences.
1:52.3	The political climate is increasingly divisive in partisan and politicians might feel pressure
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