In the good old days, it was called "tell a lie" ...

When people distort, fabricate, prevaricate ... in the good old days, it was called "tell a lie" ... in order to strengthen their argument, they demonstrate their position cannot be based on truth.

Does repeating a lie render the person complicit in the lie? If the lie distorts public perception leading to actions that otherwise would not take place, an individual would still be responsible for whatever part played.

But if no harm comes from the lie, it cannot be “wrong,” i.e., “No harm, no foul.” An insidious fallacy as it will have the individual eventually disregard the unethical aspect of the lie. Said person would then look only to the results of the lie. Shortly, the individual has chosen “the ends justify the means” AKA “the terrorism standard.”

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