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Another good Truth/Lie story from this mornings perusings...

Jacob, a Russian Jew, was finally allowed to emigrate to Israel.
At Moscow airport, a customs inspector found a statue of Lenin in his luggage and asked: "What is this?"
"Wrong question, comrade" replied Jacob... "You should have asked, who is this ? This is Comrade Lenin. He laid the foundations of socialism and created the future prosperity of the Russian people. I take it with me to remember our great hero. »

The Russian customs officer lets him go.

At Tel Aviv airport, an Israeli customs officer asked Jacob:"What is that ? "
"Bad question, sir. You should be wondering who is that? It's Lenin, the bastard who pushed me, a Jew, to leave Russia in shame. I take this statue as a reminder to curse him every day."
The Israeli official let him in.

In his new home in Tel Aviv, Jacob placed the statue on a table.
The following evening, he invited friends and relatives for dinner to celebrate his new home
Spotting the statue, one of his cousins ​​asked, "Who is that?"
"Bad question...you should have asked, what is it?
It's about eleven pounds of solid gold that I managed to bring back from Russia without having to pay customs duties or taxes.

Moral: "Politics is when you can tell the same story in different ways to deceive different people.

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