POLITICS AND LIES

[Agbamoni]

Who elects the politicians? The constituency. Seemingly everybody suspects politicians to be liars but they'll gladly vote them in anyways. The reality is that politicians get elected by telling people what they want to hear, not what they need to hear. And what people want to hear are often lies.

Now, let's think about the lies politicians have told for a long time. Where should we begin? There are so many lies, some are really bad, and others are just silly. The dangerous or careless nature of these lies should concern all who want what's best or should I say the ones who were deceived to vote for them.

You'll have power all the time."

We'll put a stop to corruption."

We'll only be in power for one term."

If we don't do well, you can throw stones at us."

We'll hold fair elections."

We'll take you to the moon and back."

It's frustrating that despite hearing these promises for as long as I can remember, I haven't seen any of them actually come true. It's disappointing when things don't turn out the way they're supposed to.

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[Smartgoat]

This  particular thing has been given me much concerns. there is no politician that doesn't lie. it seems as if that, lie is  part of politics. it has become a normal thing to this set of people called politicians. in my own country, were I come from there own lie is too much to there followers.

[Victorybit1]

Come To Think Of It, people into Politics (Politicians) are suppose to be the most Honest and Sincere peope on Earth but in todays case people into politics are different 😟.

Beacuse of the greed their have for money,they go to the media,and internet and start lying numerous lies.
Imagine some politicians in my country lying to us the citizen that a certain amount was swollen by a snake ☹️. People into politics, now take we the citizen as Fools.
Politicians of today now steals a lot of money from our nations without looking back or having conscience, they dont think about the citizens,all they think about is themselves and their family members wish is Selfishness and it is very bad.
People into Politics, will be given a huge amount by the President of a nation to carry out some duties,do the basic infrastructure things,or help those in need but they will end up eating the money and not carrying out the projects...
People into politics dont careabout the Citizens, hoe they are living,how they are feeding and all of that,instead they end up taking money from we the citizens through the payments of tax,and spend the money on themselves and their family forgetting about us

IS POLITICS REALLY SUPPOSE TO BE THIS WAY?

[Frankolala]

There's many ways to get votes. For instance, in Russia they like to simply print additional ballots and cheat the system the good old way.

Same here, politicians arrange with thugs to snatch ballot boxes so that they can use their printed ballot papers to replace the snatched ones.

Politicians make promises and they can are elected in offices,they don't keep to their promise. I don't know why most politicians are the same irrespective of the countries. Is it that there are no good people going into politics that are honest and truthful or when they enter the system,the politicians influences them with their untruthful life style. Corruption can make one do anything to get money especially when lies are the easy means.

[Alpha Marine]

The truth is politics shouldn't be like that. There can be differences amongst people with different ideas and that is where people disagree but the truth should always be said.
But in this world, politicians are not looking out for the interest of the people they serve, they're only looking out for their interest which is why they tell lies and push propaganda.

If a politician is looking out for the interest of his people, there will be no need for him to lie, he'll just tell the truth even if many would not agree with him.

[montaga]

Politicians are corrupt to the bone, and they have no choice but to say whatever they have been told to say.

[Shumyl]

If it is about politics and lies are not told in it, then this is cannot happen. If you are from Pakistan, then you will understand this thing, the one who does good work for our country here is in jail, and the one who commits corruption they doesn't have any tension of anything.

[BADecker]

Politicians are corrupt to the bone, and they have no choice but to say whatever they have been told to say.

You are absolutely right!

If US politicians were not corrupt, they would shut down the Federal Reserve Bank. Why? Because the Fed gets big money by scamming US people out of it, and gives it to their owners in Europe... especially the British Crown. And they have taught the rest of the world how to do it for a big piece of the banking action in other countries.

[Pingrapole]

In contemporary times, the term politics has become a lie in underdeveloped and developing countries and is very closely related to each other.The word lie is deeply associated with politics in the saying that one cannot be a good politician without lying When the leaders of our country go to meetings or associations, they tell big lies and get applause from the people and we the common people applaud them and push them forward to do more corruption.Currently, politicians are using media as a medium to tell lies, and they are being partially successful and the media is forced to spread their lies or else the channel or newspaper is shut down.
Just as we do not lie to our parents, so does Politicians should not lie because country is like parents Some opportunistic people like journalist corruption some people find good place for politicians to lie, and they help to put those leaders in high position lying is a very important part of politics.Being discussed in the present world as an ingredient When leaders from the developed and developing world go to meetings, they pledge to do a variety of things They say they will do good work and tell the truth if they develop the country, but when they pass the polls, they forget it and everyone thinks it's a lie.When a politician gives a speech, we don't understand that it is 100% false, except for one or two lies, now politics is dead In the developed world, the opposite is true of what the leaders in their country say they do, and if they can't, they resign or leave politics, which should be the norm for politicians.The country and nation can expect a lot
Finally I can say politicians should be a conscious citizen guide of the nation take all and sincere corruption not to be perpetrated and public welfare. It is better to be engaged and not to do politics with lies then no one can say that politics is lies.

For example, if George Washington installed Churchill as a leader like them, the word lie can be compatible with politics.

[Helena Yu]

Most of people are always interested with too good to be true, that's why propaganda is the best to make people believe them. Citizen don't want to hear about fact and think more critic, they only believe what the politicians are saying because they're more popular and have higher position.

Those politicians have a lot followers, I think the followers are get brainwashed and used to think those politicians are their God.

[Gallar]

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But is politics supposed to really be about lies?

If you look at the true meaning, politics is a very good and positive thing. Because politics is actually a science devoted to managing a country so that the country can be prosperous and prosperous. But for now, we cannot deny that all these political meanings are slowly disappearing. Because I'm sure the majority of people in the world now know that the world of politics tends to be about lies, positions and money. So if you call the current political sphere a means of lies, you could say that 50% of it is true.

Why is the polity dominating by propaganda?

It's also called government, so propaganda will always exist. Because the government of a country must be able to create innovations, ideas and influence on its people. That is why propaganda acts are always present in the government of any country. But what I know, propaganda is always synonymous with negative things. Such as creating diversion of issues in the form of news, because there is a big problem being covered up by the government, or such as creating an ideology or information, which can make all people suspicious of each other or hate a group.
But in essence, everything that smells of propaganda in the government doesn't always smell negative.
But perhaps because propaganda containing negative things dominates, it makes propaganda containing positive things seem as if they never existed.

[BADecker]

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For example, if George Washington installed Churchill as a leader like them, the word lie can be compatible with politics.

So, you are saying that Hitler was the good guy after all?

[Promocodeudo]

Politic is full of lies and anyone that's in politic should expect that the populace wouldn't be seeing him or her as a truthful person though it isn't citizens fault but it is the fault of politicians, in Africa this is common to make promises without fulfilling them, African politicians are dubious in nature, their main purpose of being in power is to enrich themselves, their relatives,extended family members and generation to come that's why in some African countries when their president leaves power for another president, the new one will recover some of his predecessor loot and reloot it, Africans are doomed.

[|MINER|]

Most politicians are liars.They make various false promises to come to power.They think they win only if they come to power with false promises.  But the victory of a politician comes only when he can win the hearts of the general public.If a promise is made, it must be fulfilled. Lying for power is not desirable from any ideal politician.But not all politicians are the same.There are many politicians who care about the country and the people and want to come to power to serve the people.  But because of some unscrupulous people we start to think all people are bad.And can't trust good people.

[BADecker]

But isn't lying among politicians a requirement?, just so that they can keep up with the people?

[btc78]

Politics is not about lies it just so happens that a lot of politicians running these days have lived dirty lives. They are maintaining an image in order to attract people and make the people think that they are the wisest choice to vote for and elect in the position.

Their lies are heavily studied and planned probably by a team of experts. They create basically a marketing plan and try to advertise themselves as much as possible. It is up to the people to study the information relayed to them and figure out whether it is all lies or they are telling the truth.

[Uhwuchukwu53]

This matter heavy op you see politics in our nation is another curse of study Even the citizens can't graduate in the hand of the politician because different tactics of lies changing  like chameleon every second all in the name of power most painful is the media that has be clone to pass the lies to the public. Before politics is to lead the people but today it's to rule and embezzled, they are all power mongers seeking it by all means.

Well I don't blame them that is the system of our laws and policy to that have been in existence weather the followers speak or kicked against it can't stop them,
This reminds me few week senate president lies to the public that all state governors have been given 30billion to solve food scarcity issue but all is lie.

The problem Begin when citizens don't have right to decide their leaders but judiciary and the laws that too given to the governor who chooses before the people to man over choice of appointing  commissioner etc all this issue where politicians lied is based on the laws we operate naturally is not meant to be so .

The lie of politician is like one who learn a skill it will get to a point that your skill be automatically change your real name as people will begin to call you by the skill, base on the nature they operate lie is the only thing they are know of so any who follows such tonne of lies can be tags as politician.

[Gormicsta]

For me, politics and lies go hand in hand. Because one cannot function without the other, they both performed admirably. Politicians desire and value power; they will go to any length to obtain it. Politicians use lies to acquire or maintain power. Social media is also a tool for improving political honesty and transparency. This means that the media disseminates knowledge about politics and their actions, allowing individuals to recognize partiality when assessing sources.

[Zanab247]

If you are going to politics be ready to lie during the campaign because, people believe to those politicians that promise them with lie than those who will tell them the truth what they will do when they win the election and what they will not do when they are in the office and people will not vote for such politicians that say the truth during their camping.

But politics no suppose be involve with lie because, the day people discovered that you are lie to them and there is nothing you can do to make them to trust you again, even though you have changed in such bad  attitude but they will never give you second choice  again.

[Dunamisx]

Many already believed that there's no how they could get into politics without being a liar for anything, so this is one of the corrupt means and wrong interpretation many had towards politics as being a dirty game, but ours can be a different case, we can go into it and make change and be sincere and truthful in whatsoever thing we are do, knowing that this is a call for the service to humanity and community development, we must be less concerned about ourselves to the way we offer our services to the people.