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Old 03-10-2011, 01:16   #7
dennisw
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Might be farcical or not. But, the whole thing is crappy.
Lying to get someone to say something to embarrass themselves?
Fruit of the poisoned tree.
Lately, I've been reading Kant, and his rejection of lying in all forms regardless of circumstances, objective and consequences is sounding better and better.

In short, a liar (trying to make a clearly illegal monatary contribution) got a guy (who refused to accept the illegal contribution, repeatedly) to honestly state his opinion and we're chastising the latter?

ALICE! Look out for that Rabbithole!
I believe Ron Schiller was trying to re Kant also, but no one is buying it. You're right, it's kind of a scum bag move, but this I don't get: He honestly stated his opinion and then said it wasn't his honest opinion. You have to admit, that's pretty funny.
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