Do you know the difference between not at all and not blatantly? The difference between hiding something and not being blatant?

Two of the matters which used to acquired in an education, rather than simple technical training, are logic and rhetoric.

And the most elemental teaching of rhetoric is sticking to one point at a time. You noticed I mentioned Republican deceit and deception. I didn' t mention political deception and deceit. If you want to talk about Democratic deception and deceit you are free to do that in your own thread.

As far as my examination of my own preconceptions I have listed on these boards the many matters I have examined and changed my mind on. The honesty of the US government is one, the altruism of the same is another, Vietnam is another, MIA/POWs, Israel/Palestine, trustworthiness of police, are the first to come to mind. There are more.

It's a different world and country than I was taught. Then I couldn't have handled what I know now, and as difficult as it's been to realize how duplicitious my government is, it's true. Not to be trusted.

Many people find it too hard to challenge those early teachings, too anxiety producing, too disconcerting, and never do it. Governments all over the world count on that.