Why are Republicans so bad at lying?

[malthaussen]

16. I agree.

I think this also extends to questions of "policy," about which Democrats are constantly befuddled that the Republicans don't seem to have any. This lack is a feature, not a bug. GOP faithful expect nothing from government, which has always screwed them (in their view), what they want is public figures who validate their need to dominate others, and through whom they can vicariously enjoy that domination.

Indeed, the more absurd the lie, the more unjust the law, the better for these people, because their meaning is not one of substance, but of identity. I used to wonder why so many people loved lying assholes, until I realized it was simply because they are the kinds of lying assholes these people want to be, that they love them.

-- Mal