Master Of Deception: Trump’s MAGA Disinformation Is Anti-American

By Bob Topper\PeaceVoice No one likes a liar. Everyone knows lying is wrong. Even organized crime figures shun liars. Religious bans are not the reason. The reason that everyone is repulsed by lying is necessity. Truth is the foundation of societal order. It is fundamental to the success of any venture and all organizations. And because trust is essential in all human interactions, dishonest people are naturally disliked and avoided. In extreme cases like perjury, fraud, and deception, we incarcerate them. Our trust in one another is what made and what makes America the exceptional society it is. US citizens trusted the government, and the government trusted them. This reciprocity, nonexistent in autocracies, is essential to a democracy. The governments of China and Russia, for example, do not trust their citizens to think freely and independently. They control the access and flow of information and control what people can know and think. The press and media are regulated. Russian law, for example,& forbids& calling the Ukrainian conflict a war. Because it is essential to democracy, a breakdown in trust undermines our government. That is the palpable intent of the MAGA Republicans and their leader, Donald Trump, a would-be autocrat who...