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Comment by tptacek

4 days ago

This doesn't even make sense. Suppose Israel does lie constantly. What does that have to do with whether Hezbollah does?

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coldtea  4 days ago

Parent meant this as a statement of fact (stating it's x that lies, and implying it's not y, or that x lies more than y). As such (true or not) it makes perfect sense, and requires only a very intuitive and casual understanding to get it.

Your comment reads as if it was some failed attempt at some kind of axiomatic construction (x lies _therefore_ y doesn't).