“the truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand”

evergreen sentiment, Mr. Deep Throat

And no, that's not splitting hairs. When you're called for jury duty - and if you live in the United States, it's a near certainty you will be at some point - if you walk in with the idea that the defendant might be innocent, you're already falling for copaganda.

This "strong floor, no ceiling" shit, and similar attempts at repackaging Reaganism, is just them telling you that either they don't understand that having a class of ultra-wealthy people is what creates poverty and desperation in the class of ultra-poor people, or they know and don't care

A major dynamic in American politics is important people pretending to be even stupider than they actually are