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{{fmt/quote|But all the ''traditional'' political fibbers nonetheless paid some deference to the [[truth]] &ndash; even as they were dodging it. They acknowledged a shared reality and bowed to it. They acknowledged the need for a common set of facts in order for a liberal democracy to function at all. [[Donald Trump|Trump]]'s [[lies]] are different. They are [[counterfactualism|direct refutations of reality]] &ndash; and their propagation and repetition is about enforcing his power rather than wriggling out of a political conundrum. They are attacks on the very possibility of a [[reasoned discourse]], the kind of bald-faced lies that [[authoritarian]]s issue as a way to test loyalty and force their subjects into submission.}}