What is important is getting people to think like they ought to think, the way I want them to think. I'm just a gardener preparing the soil for a new, better truth that will ultimately benefit society as a whole. People here and elsewhere on the net don't want facts, they want Truth with a capital "T" - and I am here to give it to them.

I don't just do it here, I do it all over the net. And it's working. Look no further than my +5 Informative mod if you want proof.

You really should get on board, or get out of the way. There's a new world being born, and people like you who think facts are important aren't likely to fare so well in it.

You're the one who does that. Unlike you, I back up the vast majority of my statements with authoritative sources. Just check my posting history.

People like you who admit when they're wrong just show how weak and stupid they are. They deserve to be mocked and ridiculed.

Let's hold up the vaccines that are further along in development so the other vaccine makers can catch up! Then the profit driven race to get to market first won't be a factor, things would be "fair", the little guys won't get beat up by the big guys, and delaying will make all the vaccines safer (especially the ones that finished testing first).

We can't have these rushed, dangerous, vaccines being pushed on an unsuspecting populace by giant faceless corporations. People are going to be hurt. Phase I testing has already shown that at least 1 out of 5 patients have experienced injection site soreness.

So a 3 to 4 month delay should do the trick. All the front-line health workers will just have to wait it out. They make like 2-5 times the salary of the average worker anyway, so it's long past due for them to put up with a little inconvenience in their privileged lives. So what if the delay causes an extra 150-200K deaths. We need to look at the bigger picture here.

And I was doing relatively well recently. Obviously not perfect, but still. Now I've gone and said this:

Obviously this is a lie. Anyone with internet access can easily hear the words of the POTUS at 1:56 of this video of the press conference. The President clearly says "And you had people — and I’m not talking about the neo-N*zis and the white nationalists — because they should be condemned totally."

Even though I know all the crazy lies I tell can be trivially debunked, I still can't help myself. For some reason I just feel the need to make intentionally false statements to you, dear Slashdot reader. My therapist seems to think my behavior is due to low self-esteem and an unhealthy need for attention, but honestly it's hard to say what's really going on.

In any event, I called my sponsor for the program I'm working and he suggested I immediately do a quick 10th step so my soul won't be burdened with the guilt and shame of yet another lie on Slashdot. Please dear reader, accept my sincere apology.

"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference."
~Amen

I just can't stop repeating the same lie over an over and over! I've tried calling my sponsor from my recovery program, but he won't answer! I'm beginning to think he may consider me to be a lost cause.

For some reason, I can't resist the urge to continuously post this same lie:

"93% of the protests are non violent and 5% are instigated by the right wing then that means (say it with me) 2% are actual BLM protestors going violent."

I've probably made this claim three or for times now, and I just can't stop. I even posted a source to support my fabrication, but anyone who actually reads it knows I just made it all up. I guess I was just hoping no one would read my source. Almost every time I post a number on this site, it's completely made up! I know, it's crazy. It's really taken over my life.

I guess the silver lining in all this as that I at least have the strength to follow Step 10 and promptly admit when I'm wrong. It's just that...well, I can't stop being wrong! I can't stop lying no matter how hard I try! I don't know where to turn at this point...oh wait! I know! The Serenity Prayer!

"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference."

Oh my, I've lied again. And so soon after making my pledge to you, dear Slashdot readers, of making honesty my number one priority when I post here. I guess I really underestimated how hard it would be to get my compulsive lying under control. When I said in my last post

...well, I wasn't being entirely honest. Specifically, there is nothing in the Time article I linked to that says anything about out of state protesters - right wing or otherwise. I completely made that up. And it's funny, because the article actually notes that toppling statues of “colonial figures, slave owners and Confederate leaders” are considered violent incidents, and obviously it's not right wing provocateurs doing any of that. It's also funny because if you take 5% of 7%, you get only 0.35%, and that's definitely not the story I was trying to tell with my little fabrication. But I often post links to sources that not only don't say what I claim they say, they say the exact opposite. It's literally one of the biggest sources of shame I have when I come off one of my lying benders.

This time, I feel especially shameful, because this isn't the first time I've told this lie. I really should have recognized it right off the bat, checked myself, and immediately called my sponsor. But something just takes hold of me...it's hard to describe...something triggers me and I'm off to the races. I think it might have something to do with numbers. Whenever I come across a number, I feel this need to twist it, mangle it, distort it. Only then do I feel able to post it.

Which is pretty much what's happened here. Again.

I really hope everyone can forgive me for this. I promise to try harder not to fabricate falsehoods in future posts. I'm really gonna resist the urges next time!

SHIT!!!! There I go again. I really shouldn't have said that thing about Montana. It's another lie I just made up! DAMMIT!!!!

OhNoOhNoOhNoOhNoOhNoOhNoOhNoOhNoOhNoOhNoOhNoOhNo!!!! Somebody help me stop!

for that last post where I said:

What the paywalled NYT article actually says is:

Election officials said that the group stayed about 100 feet from the entrance to the building and, contrary to posts on social media, were not directly blocking access to the building.

I must admit the article makes no mention of cops, threats, or things being much worse in the South. The truth is, there is not one single article anywhere that supports anything I've said on this matter. Again, my apologies for completely misrepresenting the NYT article, and for the other false statements I've made in this discussion.

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This is hard, but I have a confession to make. I have a problem with the truth. Of course, most of you already know this. What you may not know is that I suffer from a debilitating psychological condition sometimes referred to as "pseudologia fantastica" (which is just a fancy way of saying I'm a chronic, habitual liar). I'll literally lie about anything, from the ownership of apartment buildings around me to fast food joints blocking the construction of expressways to claiming I'm a member of the "working class". You name it, I've lied about it. But when it comes to politics, I'm especially bad about lying...I just can't seem to stop myself.

In a recent moment of clarity, I admitted to using falsehoods as "rhetorical techniques you need to win". It was at that point I realized the depth of my problem and decided to seek help. The good news is I'm now in therapy and I'm also a member of a 12-step program. My therapist is providing some insight into the psychological sources of my disorder, and my sponsor is assisting me with a rather lengthy inventory of lies, falsehoods, and fabrications.

But I've still got a long, long way to go. Even though I haven't reached Step 10 in my recovery yet, I'm more and more cognizant of it and I'm trying to put it into practice. For those of you who don't know, Step 10 basically says when you're wrong, promptly admit it. So here I am asking to make amends with you, dear slashdot reader, for this lie and all the many many lies I've told in the past. With your help, I hope to make honesty the number one priority in my future comments. But, as with all addictions, the cravings and compulsions are hard to resist. So I hope you'll be patient with me as I begin this journey, and provide me with the firm support I'll need when I inevitably fall off the beam.

Thanks, and God bless.

"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference."
Amen