A. They are so sophisticated, they can reconcile ideas that seem in utter contradiction to one another, or
B. They are so dimwitted that they are incapable of holding two thoughts in their head at the same time, to see that they are contradictory, or
C. They are practiced, shameless liars.
I’ll take door number three
They and their media friends turn on a dime. They use canards, cliches, and mantras. Now they are dredging up Watergate. Nixon is all that matters to them, because they won that battle.
“A. They are so sophisticated, they can reconcile ideas that seem in utter contradiction to one another, or
B. They are so dimwitted that they are incapable of holding two thoughts in their head at the same time, to see that they are contradictory, or
C. They are practiced, shameless liars.”
B and C.
Stalinists lie. Always
They’ll tell you one thing this morning another this afternoon and a third thing tomorrow and shriek if you point out the inconsistencies
"C" is the correct answer.
So I pick "D".