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espeed on Jan 14, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: The White House's Response to SOPA

Read the essay "On Bullshit" by Harry Frankfurt (http://press.princeton.edu/titles/7929.html).

ams6110 on Jan 15, 2012 [–]

Yes, if he doesn't believe what he says he is lying. If he doesn't care whether it's true or false, but feels what he's saying will further his goals, he's bullshitting.

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