ME: “If you have to say it, then it isn’t true. If it is true, then it would go without saying.”
YOU: Boy, wouldn’t it be nice if that were true.
OK; I was making what I’d call a rule-of-thumb generalization, which you apparently are saying is false.
Let’s break it down. It’s about people who toot their own horns a lot, vs. those who just let their accomplishments or virtues speak for themselves.
An overly-simplistic example:
“I am not a crook!”
Nixon said it.
Billy Graham never said it.
I understood what you were saying and have heard that stated many times.
I wasn’t saying it is false. But media/publicity driven personalities can’t really be held to that generalization. Look at Rush, for instance. He constantly states how smart he is and how insightful he is. That doesn’t mean he isn’t. His record proves he is. I get sick of hearing him say that on his show, but I love listening to him otherwise.
Wouldn’t be nice if it were true, that he didn’t have to say it.