@CanvasesByPeter@mementomori.social
2026-09-10 03:29 UTC
@iju@mastodon.social If it's attributing words from a person, who hasn't actually said anything of the sort, it absolutely IS lies.
The "cosying up" strategy, the "faking alliances" strategy, is typical strategy for israel, and it's well done to Malkovich for calling that bullsh!t out and boycotting them.
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@iju@mastodon.social 2026-09-10 03:38
@CanvasesByPeter@mementomori.social This might be academic and may be cultural (or even personal?) view, but I believe lying isn't just saying something not-true, but trying to deceive by doing so. So for example "your home looks clean" is either a lie (I'm not going to tell you how low your standards are), pleasantry (saving face), or irony (we both know this is horrible, and can thus share a chuckle). If everyone knows press releases always having "nice country" -line, its a pleasantry at worst.