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Thread #161249 Message #3830200
Posted By: Dave the Gnome
03-Jan-17 - 01:42 PM
Thread Name: BS: Theresa May's new year message
Subject: RE: BS: Therasa May's new year message
As you well know, Keith, the language of politics is very flexible and does not follow the rules of the courtroom. "Well he would know more about extremists than me" is a sound bite intended to make people thing he has extremist links. Now, you may not think that and I may not think that. But plenty people, particularly Farage supporters, will now believe that Brendan Cox does have something to hide. No smoke without fire and all that.
Yes, not all crimes are considered to be worth prosecuting yet Trump was adamant that she would be arrested and drove his supporters into a frenzy with that smear. The simple fact that he has not followed up on it is a good indication that it was a lie. Something that, oooh, how did you put it earlier, will quietly be dropped?
But let us take another line. If a true statement cannot be a smear then if I were to say "I believe that Nigel Farage is a loathsome character" then it cannot possibly be a smear. Because it is the truth. That is what I believe. Once again I am reminded of Lewis Carroll but I think we all know the Humpty Dumpty quote about words meaning exactly what we want them to mean by now.
DtG