Gabbard fires leaders of intelligence group that wrote Venezuela assessment The firings took place a week after the ODNI released a partially declassified intelligence assessment, dated April 7 and produced by the National Intelligence Council, that found that the Venezuelan government is most likely not directing the activities of the gang known as Tren de Aragua, or facilitating its operations in the United States.
Whether you think this moment is continuous with our past, or a break from it, one thing we can say for sure is that conservative support for this type of governance is not an aberration. It belongs to a consistent pattern of enthusiastic support for tyrants and would-be tyrants. This is who they are, this is what theyâve been and, whenever the age of Trump passes, this is who theyâll be. What it should signal to observers of American politics is that there wonât be a time when either the conservative movement or the Republican Party truly changes course.
from bsky - Sorry to sound Woke but I donât think the feds should be bragging on live tv about their abilities to disappear an elected public official, for fun
Paul Krugman - So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street
No, it is not generally accepted within Hare Krishna beliefs that lying is permissible. While some contexts might be interpreted as allowing for strategic or compassionate falsehoods, the core principle is that truthfulness is a fundamental virtue. The Bhagavad Gita, a key text within Hare Krishna teachings, emphasizes the importance of speaking truth and condemns lying.
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Well, if Hare Krishnas don't lie, and Donald Trump is not a Hare Krishna, then Donald Trump lies.
ah. My experience talking with Hare Krishnas (used used live down the block from them in New Orleans) is that they believe it’s OK to lie to people to get them to the result you want.
Anecdotal evidence and very broad brushed. Generally frowned upon in these parts has been my experience when I have tried to use it.
No, it is not generally accepted within Hare Krishna beliefs that lying is permissible. While some contexts might be interpreted as allowing for strategic or compassionate falsehoods, the core principle is that truthfulness is a fundamental virtue. The Bhagavad Gita, a key text within Hare Krishna teachings, emphasizes the importance of speaking truth and condemns lying.
