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This Because That

This Because That Who Speaks?: Interventions 305 cannot possibly produce is unfathomable, unascertainable, and probably extremely strange. Trump must nevertheless be held ac- countable for his lies on the principle that his word is his bond. A lie is a felicitous speech act if it is believed. Trump’s many lies and false promises were believed by enough deluded people to get him elected president of the United States. This has had catastrophic con- sequences for the American people and for people throughout the world. We have only seen the beginnings of these consequences. Qui parle un mensonge? Who speaks a lie? Obviously it is who- ever utters the lie. Trump evidently believes that whatever he says, however outrageously and demonstrably false it is, will be true or will come true, by a species of word magic. He says, “I declare cli- mate change is a hoax,” and behold, it becomes a hoax. Trump’s words have results, to some degree unpredictable ones, if they are believed, or even if they are disbelieved. Trump’s lies repeated over and over in the media have such effects as they do on those who read the media reports, including the effects of outrage, anxiety, and out- right http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Qui Parle: Critical Humanities and Social Sciences University of Nebraska Press

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Who Speaks?: Interventions 305 cannot possibly produce is unfathomable, unascertainable, and probably extremely strange. Trump must nevertheless be held ac- countable for his lies on the principle that his word is his bond. A lie is a felicitous speech act if it is believed. Trump’s many lies and false promises were believed by enough deluded people to get him elected president of the United States. This has had catastrophic con- sequences for the American people and for people throughout the world. We have only seen the beginnings of these consequences. Qui parle un mensonge? Who speaks a lie? Obviously it is who- ever utters the lie. Trump evidently believes that whatever he says, however outrageously and demonstrably false it is, will be true or will come true, by a species of word magic. He says, “I declare cli- mate change is a hoax,” and behold, it becomes a hoax. Trump’s words have results, to some degree unpredictable ones, if they are believed, or even if they are disbelieved. Trump’s lies repeated over and over in the media have such effects as they do on those who read the media reports, including the effects of outrage, anxiety, and out- right

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Qui Parle: Critical Humanities and Social Sciences – University of Nebraska Press

Published: Apr 5, 2018

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