It shows how this was not a search for the truth.https://twitter.com/emilybazelon/status/1045468654975037440 …
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In theory, but that's not how this town works these days.
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Even if true in general, that does not absolve individual senators of a moral responsibility to the truth. I’m not suggesting you’re justifying it here, but it’s easy to move from “that’s how things work” to “that’s how I’ll act.” And that’s just nihilism.
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I'm am not defending any Senator's behavior.
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I know. That’s why I was careful to say I didn’t read you to be offering a justification. My worry is that cynicism breeds excuse and ultimately nihilism.
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But I agree with you! It’s a problem…
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As is the nihilist temptation in such situations. I find it all very depressing.
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