A few definitions:
August 25, 2018 § Leave a comment
A bullshitter: A bulshitter is not the same as a liar. A liar knows he is lying; a bullshitter does not In fact he is not even aware that a difference between truth and falsehood exists. The question is not what is true, but what works for him (and for her). Examples: Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump.
“America first:” A clear, perhaps even panicky, symptom of decline.
Conscience: An uncommon word, meaning that which prevents us from stealing a wallet even though there is no chance of getting caught.
A conspiracy: Often, what people imagine when they do not understand what is going on.
Courage: That which is shown by anyone who, having heard a joke being told about him, does not immediately expire of grief but demands compensation instead.
Creationism: Should be regarded as a particularly vicious form of stupidity, but unfortunately isn’t always.
http://www.martin-van-creveld.com/more-definitions/
Wednesday in the Age of Reason-Munchausen (1988) 
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