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You know, I’m a voter. Aren’t you supposed to lie to me and kiss my butt?
— Ghostbusters II · 1989
Behind the line
What it means
Our 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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