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Right, that's why I said "I'd say a very long time, probably centuries", not "for eternity".

>But isn't that how it's often deployed? "Don't look at me, blame the previous boss!" is an age old diversion strategy.

It sure is, which is why I made that remark. My point is this kind of misuse doesn't automatically make the original claim false.

Also, the mirror-image claim is just as frequently deployed: don't look too closely at the skeletons in the closet; we now have a magical clean slate.



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