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Twentytwo said:
Well the whole world knows the truth, that is all that matters. You don’t pay someone $800 million if you think you did nothing wrong.
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I mean the whole world doesn’t though. An apology or admission would have been a part of the settlement if it were me. There is a large faction of their audience that ignores or choses to be incredulous about the truth. This is more than disappointing, it’s infuriating because the narrative gets to continue.
 
Lee Newman said:
I mean the whole world doesn’t though. An apology or admission would have been a part of the settlement if it were me. There is a large faction of their audience that ignores or choses to be incredulous about the truth. This is more than disappointing, it’s infuriating because the narrative gets to continue.
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I mean Fox News viewers are going to Fox News. They are going to believe every thing that network tells them regardless of whether they admitted deceiving their viewers. Since Trump arrived on scene every thing is a deep state conspiracy and some people that I consider otherwise to be pretty smart are always buying what Fox News is selling. Narrative will continue because a large number of Americans don’t care about the truth anymore they just want to own the libs.
 
Twentytwo said:
I mean Fox News viewers are going to Fox News. They are going to believe every thing that network tells them regardless of whether they admitting lying. Since Trump arrived on scene every thing is a deep state conspiracy and some people that I consider otherwise to be pretty smart are always buying what Fox News is selling. Them admitting they lied isn’t going to change any Fox News viewers minds.
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Actually, it would, which is why Fox made sure to have not doing it be part of the settlement. Sure, there are still Mormons, so some people will hold on to that fervant belief regardless of truth. Which is why we have Utah and we could just have Fox News and any supporters left after an admission move there.

I bet odds are pretty much 1:1 that at least Carlson does a piece on how this was just extortion and it settled out of court just proves that they did nothing wrong.
 
Twentytwo said:
I mean Fox News viewers are going to Fox News. They are going to believe every thing that network tells them regardless of whether they admitted deceiving their viewers. Since Trump arrived on scene every thing is a deep state conspiracy and some people that I consider otherwise to be pretty smart are always buying what Fox News is selling. Narrative will continue because a large number of Americans don’t care about the truth anymore they just want to own the libs.
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The more people I meet the more I think that smart or intelligent people are in the absolute minority. Thinking about it I’ve only met three people in my life who have made me go “wow, they’re really fucking clever”. Most people you come across are various shades of average and below average and maybe do well with one kind of intelligence but struggle with others. A lot of the people we think of as clever are just a bit above that average.
 
Joe Mac said:
The more people I meet the more I think that smart or intelligent people are in the absolute minority. Thinking about it I’ve only met three people in my life who have made me go “wow, they’re really fucking clever”. Most people you come across are various shades of average and below average and maybe do well with one kind of intelligence but struggle with others. A lot of the people we think of as clever are just a bit above that average.
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Well now we all know that @Joe Mac thinks we’re all dumb.
 
Joe Mac said:
The more people I meet the more I think that smart or intelligent people are in the absolute minority. Thinking about it I’ve only met three people in my life who have made me go “wow, they’re really fucking clever”. Most people you come across are various shades of average and below average and maybe do well with one kind of intelligence but struggle with others. A lot of the people we think of as clever are just a bit above that average.
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At 15 I thought I was clever and smart. At 25 I thought I was at least clever. At 35 I'm surprised I'm still alive. So...yeah with ya.
 
waruv said:
At 15 I thought I was clever and smart. At 25 I thought I was at least clever. At 35 I'm surprised I'm still alive. So...yeah with ya.
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There is a Kelly Joe Phelps song that I love that tracks this exact timeline of maturing. It’s called Flashcards. It’s an amazing song.
 
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