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Colbert: President Xi Drops Trump as His Best Friend [VIDEO]

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Dr Lizardo6/08/2019 1:51:00 am PDT

re: #28 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

re: #29 Teukka

They’re just falling into that old habit - ironically enough, noted quite eloquently in the HBO Chernobyl miniseries.

When the truth offends, we lie and lie until we can no longer remember it is even there. But it is still there.

Also sort of touches on the notion of hypernormalization - everyone knew deep down that everything was shit, but because the Soviet system precluded any alternatives to the status quo, everyone pretended that “everything is awesome” and after awhile, that pretending became a pseudo-reality in and of itself.

Indeed, everything is awesome! Well, provided you simply refuse to believe what you can see with your own eyes.