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“…So great, we’ve always been liars, and we have more information at our finger tips than ever – where (or how) does that help us deal with today and the political chaos being instigated by that major political party, yes, teabagger/trumster Republicans…”

Yeah, so lying is part of the human repertoire, and always has been. Pinker is a clever chap, he can say things that are obvious and make it seem that he has enlightened us.  He makes a good living at it.

But did he say anything about there being times within or across cultures that lies are suppressed as something to disdain, vs when lies become a normalized part of the society, such that the best liars are in control?

My society used to be the former.  Now it is the latter. I don’t like lies or liars.  I hate liars being in charge.