Situational Lying . . . as though this is not a problem

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Submitted by HeidiN (United States), Sep 20, 2012 17:16

Regarding Ms. Mack's statement: " . . . eventually I started ignoring him, or he would come down [and] I would lie and tell him I was out of town . . . "

She freely admits lying when it suited her purposes; that is, when she had a good reason.

Isn't this a big problem? If Mr. Rubin is shafting citi workers (Lyle), and fair game on which BusinessWeek should cast aspersions . . . I can't see how this should surprise Ms. Mack or anyone who finds lying to be a convenient and supportable behavior.

We get all bothered when the other side is dishonest, especially in behavior that affects constituents or consumers or the electorate. Many of us seem okay with it when its within the bounds of personal behavior.

But . . . in a dishonest person, those bounds necessarily shift. Is it too naive to believe that? Is there anyone left (no pun intended) who IS honest? Isn't this a bedrock problem in American politics and discourse?


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Me too [22 words]DbSep 20, 2012 19:59
Hard to believe [21 words]Jerry SkurnikSep 20, 2012 17:45
⇒ Situational Lying . . . as though this is not a problem [172 words]HeidiNSep 20, 2012 17:16
It was shafting the common shareholders but you're right a lot of citi workers got shafted also. [62 words]LyleSep 20, 2012 23:38
The issue is one for the powerless shafted citi shareholders to worry about. [70 words]LyleSep 20, 2012 15:27

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