Bill and Hillary Clinton have been lying for decades. Or have they? It depends on what a lie is. One school of thought is that S lies to T only if T has a right to the truth. If the person to whom I make an assertion has no right to the truth, then, even if I assert something that I believe to be false and even if I intend thereby to deceive, I have not lied. Is it possible that this is how Bill and Hillary Clinton view lying? Hillary is famous for saying that she and her husband are victims of a "vast right-wing conspiracy." If she believes that she has enemies who are trying to destroy her, then she probably believes that these enemies have no right to the truth; so when she makes false assertions to them, she is not lying—literally. It's not that she thinks it's a justifiable lie; she thinks it's not a lie. This also explains (1) why Bill's supporters weren't troubled by his repeated lies about Monica Lewinsky and (2) why Hillary's supporters aren't troubled by her repeated lies about Benghazi, sniper fire, her wealth, her health, and many other things. They don't view them as lies. Any thoughts?
Lyin’ Hillary
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