Because he actually realizes that if you actually dare speak up about the “benevolent” dictatorship, you’re likely to be visited by some guys with bone saws and hefty bags.
Yes, you’re right–Kaplan is certainly smart enough to know that the system he’s trying so hard to sell is scarcely as benign as he implies.
(Just to note–what looks like a quote from me in your post is actually Kaplan, with me then chiming in with the “Yuh-huh…” I know you intended no misattribution, but I mention it just in case someone is confused.)
And he also claimed to be high school valedictorian. Trouble is, his high school didn’t have one.
“There is not a single voter in Georgia who believes that whether Herschel graduated at the ‘top of his class’ or as Valedictorian 40 years ago has any bearing on his ability to be a great United States Senator,” Mallory Blount, communications director for the campaign, said in a statement.
However, being a liar does have a bearing on his ability to be a senator, and on his campaign. But I suppose that being a liar is pretty much a pre-requisite for being a Republican politician these days.
TBF, there is dishonesty and such among Democrats as well, and we need not forgive them for it even if the shadow of the mountain of bullshit from just one Republican makes D lies hard to see.