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Understanding Why They Lie and Why They Get Away with It
I don't agree the conclusion of "why they lie" as there doesn't really seem to be one.
I have questioned why it is they all, to a person, promise they're going to do whatever- then don't and I wonder why? Yes I have some opinions but that's a discussion for a different thread.
Is there really anybody out there who will deny that the US government lies pretty much about everything and anything?. And itās not just the Executive Branch, Congress lies possibly even more (both parties, of course). In fact, I would argue that lying is both necessary AND expected from any US politician. When somebody like Tulsi Gabbard or Ron Paul donāt abide by this rule, the media immediately dismisses them as āPutin agentsā or something equally insipid.
The truth is that lies have become the norm of the western political discourse.
That is bad enough by itself. But there is worse.
The worst is not that western politicians lie, the worst is that almost nobody cares.
That is really scary.
Why?
Because in a society which expects everybody to lie, facts simply donāt matter any more.
So that is the key question: do we care or donāt we?
Understanding Why They Lie and Why They Get Away with It
I don't agree the conclusion of "why they lie" as there doesn't really seem to be one.
I have questioned why it is they all, to a person, promise they're going to do whatever- then don't and I wonder why? Yes I have some opinions but that's a discussion for a different thread.
Is there really anybody out there who will deny that the US government lies pretty much about everything and anything?. And itās not just the Executive Branch, Congress lies possibly even more (both parties, of course). In fact, I would argue that lying is both necessary AND expected from any US politician. When somebody like Tulsi Gabbard or Ron Paul donāt abide by this rule, the media immediately dismisses them as āPutin agentsā or something equally insipid.
The truth is that lies have become the norm of the western political discourse.
That is bad enough by itself. But there is worse.
The worst is not that western politicians lie, the worst is that almost nobody cares.
That is really scary.
Why?
Because in a society which expects everybody to lie, facts simply donāt matter any more.
So that is the key question: do we care or donāt we?