Santos admits he lied about everything...still won't step down from office.

[CJD]

(01-02-2023, 01:51 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Here's an interesting opinion piece that puts the Santos lies into perspective, as well as touches on the issue of lying politicians being nothing new.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/if-we-re-punishing-politicians-for-lying-about-their-past-start-with-joe-biden/ar-AA15T3ch?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=15c62a23c5a44d4395acebe6e463cece

This was my favorite paragraph:

Quote:Biden's lies do not excuse what Santos did in any way. This isn't a case of "whataboutism" or some attempted rationalization predicated on universally applying the same standards for all politicians. Yet, this doesn't change the fact that many Democrats, such as Joe Biden, have their own sordid history regarding what they told voters about their past. And when these Democrats were exposed, other politicians, pundits, and talking heads in the media — basically the same people in a huff about Santos — did not have the same outrage then as they do now. This is particularly concerning since it was not just Biden who lied.

"This isn't a whataboutism but *proceeds to whataboutism*."

It's like when a movie has one of their characters call out the movie's bad writing in some way. That doesn't make the bad writing not bad writing anymore haha.