Why are politicians not truthful?

[POPOLUV]

I will Chanel my points on a Governor of a state with the reason why most of the politicians are not always truthful, i what to remind those that has forgotten so soon that our state government is been controlled by a particular corrupt sector of government, and the particular sector of government has all the power to select will occupy the Governor seat, and during the campaign they instruct him to promise the youths to vote for him that he will bring jobs opportunities, construction of good roads and provision of pipe born water with steady electricity, with unknowing to the youths that ever the Governor of the state do not have the power to fullfil those promises because of this particular sector of government that selected him to come and occupy that Governorship positions, so that will some of the politicians are likely not truthful and why some of them are not truthful because of there selfish interest even when they have the opportunity to develop the state and empower the youths by creating jobs opportunities and skills to those that are willing to partake on those opportunities by the government but they always fail time to time.

[Judith87403]

Can't believe you're still asking this question, have you ever imagined why the christians is not advised to engage themselves into politics? Is simply because they survive in telling lies feed people with wrong informations making unfulfilled promises if you're honest in all your dealings you will be disqualified in any thing politics because there are some certain things you're supposed to overlook but due to the fact that you're an honest person you can just decide to voice it out and when you keep doing this frequently then you will be impeach, Though thier are some politicians that disguise themselves to be a honest person but dip down they're not who you think they're.

[IjawMan]

Politicians lie in a country where they are not held accountable after elections.

All politicians from all societies lie, that is a nature with politicians, it is the degree to which these lies are done that separates them from one society to another. Elections periods are the time all politicians lie the most to gather all the support they can get from the citizens. Their real colour and policies intentions are made known when they eventually get to power. For countries with a working accountability structure these lies becomes mild.

[BitBakerr1]

The reason why politicians are always lying to people is because they want to win election so they tell you the things you want to hear so you can vote for them and after voting for them they will not do that which they said they will do instead they will do the things they want.
I was thinking about something what if there is a law in every country and the law says that if any politician who is contesting for an election make a promise to people in his manifesto and does not fulfill it he will be sentenced to some years in prisonment I believe if this happens politicians will stop lying and we will now know their true intention before they even get to sit, and with that we can know the right person to vote for.
The lie that politicians tell when they are contesting for election is becoming too much especially in underdeveloped countries and something have to be done about it because this lies are the reasons why the undevelop nation is still underdeveloped till date.

[Olatundespo]

I agree with you that the number of truthful people among politicians is relatively less. Those who lie easily can be very close to the people because they spread false promises among them and run false campaigns in the name of their rival politicians and spread false promises among the people to challenge them. As you said, fear of losing the election. A popular politician will make promises among the people which he will be able to fulfill. Dishonest and lying politicians try to win the hearts of the people by making false promises to challenge that popular politician so when he is elected he forgets the promises.

When a person is selected to a party appointed position from a particular area he is under party pressure to win the election. That is why many times he carries out various irrelevant activities to win. In reality when a person is in power most of the time he forgets the previous promises and is more focused on making money. Because most of the politicians enter politics with the agenda of making money.

[Stormisover]

People lie, and we choose one among us to become politicians so they lie too.

Their goal is to win the election for that they will go to any extinct with false promises that can never become true and the worst thing is even we also know that they are lying to us but we still got no other option to chose from when both the party is running for the position may not be differ much when it comes to their fake promises.

Not all politicians are intent liars some can have the interest and intention of meeting up with their proposed promises but get corrupted by their fellow politicians who maybe is or have occupied a higher position an where they only have to conform rather than fighting for what should be rightly done, I know in real time majority has only their personal interest at heart other than the interest of the masses, their are more corrupt politicians than those that are not corrupt, so funny how we know most times that they are lying to us and still give our support, if we can't beat them we join them.

[Findingnemo]

their are more corrupt politicians than those that are not corrupt, so funny how we know most times that they are lying to us and still give our support, if we can't beat them we join them.

It is not possible to beat them within the system, if we think that the election is completely fair, then we don't know the real story. Politicians can go to any extent to get their votes and that includes any kind of lie or short term benefits that make the people to forget about their long term struggle and just keep them happy until the election.

Being honest itself a chellenge in this world and one who try to be honest with everything they do will look like a joker to others but if someone is doing all kind of illicit activity and made a lot of money then they will be considered as smart and successful people.

[Cyber_warrior]

It has been so much on me really thinking why our politicians are not really truthful to our society
All they do is lies and lies to their people.
Why all this lie

FEAR OF LOSING ELECTION
I have come to know through some research that politicians lies because they don't want to lose their elections and also to gain more popularity than they ever imagined, and they believed telling the society the truth can cost them their ambition.

GROUP PRESSURE: Politicians lies because of some pressure groups who trait them of supporting another person, they have no options to promise what they can not afford.

GREED a greedy politician can never tell the smallest truth ever, because of money involvement they prefer to have it all by themselves rather than using it for the benefit of the society.
Just wondering why most politicians are like that?

It is common among politicians that you cannot tell who is telling the truth and who is lying, which is why we kept voting for the wrong people in the hopes that our problems would be resolved. Politicians believe they can only win elections by lying, and once they have the votes and the victory, they end up breaking all of their promises because some of these promises cannot be fulfilled even if they have opportunity to serve for many years. These are the challenges we face with these politicians: they can spend lavishly during campaigns to convince the masses of their sincerity, but once elected, they're nowhere to be found.

[Abdulzuruku01]

It has been so much on me really thinking why our politicians are not really truthful to our society
All they do is lies and lies to their people.
Why all this lie

FEAR OF LOSING ELECTION
I have come to know through some research that politicians lies because they don't want to lose their elections and also to gain more popularity than they ever imagined, and they believed telling the society the truth can cost them their ambition.

GROUP PRESSURE: Politicians lies because of some pressure groups who trait them of supporting another person, they have no options to promise what they can not afford.

GREED a greedy politician can never tell the smallest truth ever, because of money involvement they prefer to have it all by themselves rather than using it for the benefit of the society.
Just wondering why most politicians are like that?

Many politicians lie because of the societies in which they find themselves, most people today do not vote or support honest candidates, but rather candidates with wealth; it is in the blood of politicians today, whenever they spend their wealth, whether for political ambition or any other purpose, they multiply it before considering society. While some are getting back what they spent before or during elections, more requests are coming in, and not all of the requests will be rejected, there are some requests that they most attend to, such as their boys or any other requests they think will be useful for them in the next coming election. Another reason why we see them as a deceiver is that they took loans from individuals or companies that will take them a long time before they will be able to repay. Suppose we choose competent candidates rather than the wealthiest, we will see the necessary improvements in our society.

[Katrinewilliams]

Just like learning a trade or handwork if you didn’t have that natural talent in you it will be hard for you to make it. so anybody with that zeal of even becoming a politician has already seen that he can sail through. So I will say most politician are liars by nature
They lie by making fake promise especially on election period deceiving people just to achieve more votes

[Bigjoe33]

Sadly a politician not being truthful is gradually becoming a norm in our society today

Politicians lie to get elected into political positions, lie to get projects approved, lie that they have delivered the projects as required and then the circle continues.
 
Most are not even honest to themselves so I believe politicians are not truthful because of the fact that they know true service to the people is not part of their real agenda for power, so telling lies is just to help accomplish their personal goals.

It is becoming a norm or its already a norm? My dear, its a norm nowadays. Especially in countries where there is no but of democratical system of government in existence. Some countries even claim they have adopted and are practicing democracy, yet, they are far from it.

It is just so bad that you come up during campaign and manifesto with prepared lies and jamboring to deceive the people, your own people. Some of these leaders even do this to their own communities where there relatives and immediately family members also suffer the fate others are suffering.

Good leadership is rare, and we hope good leaders take over leadership all over the world. Because these bad ones, greed won't let them leave and stand for the truth and think about the wellbeing of the citizens.

[NewRevelation]

Sincerely, sincerity is gradually dying in our different societies and people just leave there lives with the mindset that lies are normal part of life. You see people lying to cover up there mess and even commit things added to the lies and it is just too bad. Presently, morality is dead and people don't care at all. If people who live normal lives see lying as a normal thing, are our leaders not sopose to live upright and do all they can to fight such lives as it breaks down the society? But he'll No, they live opposite of the expectations form them. Our leaders now are the masterminders and architectural bedrock of lies in our societies.

They lie to protect their name, gain way to power, misleading people and gathering all the public funds to themselves, and there conscience is not pricked at all. The world has gone too and and GREED has been the other of the day in present day leadership.