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rlritt's avatar

Concerning Kushner and his taking bribes, and his not being able to get security clearrence, but getting classified information anyway, (am I the only one getting a connection here); I would have assumed this would be a concern to Republicans with loyalty to our country and personal integrity. I see now that there are no honest and patriotic Republicans. I'm terrified as we sit back and watch them take over.

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Craig Butcher's avatar

There can be no disloyalty to country when you have replaced country with self. When you have done that, loyalty to country becomes disloyalty to self -- which is then by definition treason. As for integrity -- by definition "the quality or state of being complete or undivided" -- you can't be more undivided than being all about your Self. So again loyalty to the nation if it is not your Self is the very act of dis-integration, and hence the opposite of integrity.

War is Peace, Ignorance is Strength, and Freedom is Slavery -- but even more, Slavery is Freedom.

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JF's avatar

“replaced country with self”

I have never encountered the word solipsism so often, or ever, in my whole life until the last couple years in opinion columns. I had to look it up repeatedly until it finally stuck. “The self is the only existent thing” is one definition. Narcissism seems to be a defining American trait. That wasn’t always true.

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rlritt's avatar

Sad but true.

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rlritt's avatar

Sadly, you are right.

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Craig Butcher's avatar

Orwell left off the worst of all... Falsehood is Truth.

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