Wesley Yang(@wesyang):The argument is: "I don't need you believe my false claim to be something I am not for me to obtain the power to force you to act as if it were true, which has always been, and remains, the goal," which has always been true. It's just that some kind of emollient rhetorical circumlocution is necessary for now.

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2026.08.12 14:26

The argument is: "I don't need you believe my false claim to be something I am not for me to obtain the power to force you to act as if it were true, which has always been, and remains, the goal," which has always been true. It's just that some kind of emollient rhetorical circumlocution is necessary for now.

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