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You know, I’m a voter. Aren’t you supposed to lie to me and kiss my butt?
— Peter Venkman · Ghostbusters II
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker invokes being a voter to mock an expectation of political flattery and dishonesty. Asking whether lying and excessive praise are part of the job turns the usual appeal for respect upside down. The joke treats insincerity as the service a voter normally receives.
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