Poder de definir a verdade

«These sorts of lies, the journalist Masha Gessen has pointed out, are told for the same reason that Vladimir Putin lies: "to assert power over truth itself." In the case of Ukraine, Gessen wrote in late 2016, "Putin insisted on lying in the face of clear and convincing evidence to the contrary, and in each case his subsequent shift to truthful statements were not admissions given under duress: they were proud, even boastful affirmatives made at his convenience. Together, they communicated a single message: Putin's power lies in being able to say what he wants, when he wants, regardless of the facts. He is president of his country and king of reality."»

The death of truth, Michiko Kakutani