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Bok_Tukalo

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2. He misses the point.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2026, 04:03 PM

Jan 9

The more transparent the lies the more authoritarian the state.

She doesn’t have to be good at lying. That’s the point. She simply has to do so. Actual subtlety is for functioning democratic states.

These guys really need to catch up to what’s going on.

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