Well that’s the entire issue, isn’t it? If he says he isn’t a thief, then he’s a thief who clearly isn’t open about it. Just like Mike isn’t openly a nazi, he’s just a nazi who’s lying about not being one.
Mike is “more or less” openly a Nazi if he frequents the nazi bar. Don’t need them to outright say heil Hitler to see what crowd they promote and attract.
Well that’s the entire issue, isn’t it? If he says he isn’t a thief, then he’s a thief who clearly isn’t open about it. Just like Mike isn’t openly a nazi, he’s just a nazi who’s lying about not being one.
Mike is “more or less” openly a Nazi if he frequents the nazi bar. Don’t need them to outright say heil Hitler to see what crowd they promote and attract.
By that logic the word “openly” is meaningless.