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AProudLefty
She deceived them. End of story.
She deceived far more than "them", she deceived everyone that read the articles and formed opinions from the articles. She provided fictional propaganda that passed through their checks because they did not check, these folks who pretend to "check" others do not themselves verify their own sources. Nobody should be using these folks to check anything or to form an opinion. The idea that we should ignore the far reaching consequences of such an egregious act is IMHO purposeful ignorance.
This is like when CBS just made crap up about Bush and y'all just moved on....
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
- -- Aristotle
Believe nothing on the faith of traditions, even though they have been held in honor for many generations and in diverse places. Do not believe a thing because many people speak of it. Do not believe on the faith of the sages of the past. Do not believe what you yourself have imagined, persuading yourself that a God inspires you. Believe nothing on the sole authority of your masters and priests. After examination, believe what you yourself have tested and found to be reasonable, and conform your conduct thereto.
- -- The Buddha
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- -- Aristotle
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