“1984” gives us new insight into Donald Trump’s incessant lying. We are not supposed to apply logic to contentions that Trump’s inauguration crowd was bigger than Obama’s. We are supposed to submit to power. The more outrageous the lie, the more Trump demonstrates his power when people go along.
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Romney and Ryan’s Gently Smiling Jaws
Romney’s call for us to trust him on his taxes and policy specifics reminds me of Lewis Carroll’s “little crocodile.”
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Mitt Romney and Looking Glass Politics
To understand Mitt Romney’s lying, look not to “Pinocchio” but to “Alice through the Looking Glass.”
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Mitt (who told lies and was burned to death)
Mitt Romney’s lies, like those of Hilaire Belloc’s Matilda, make one gasp and stretch one’s eyes.
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