Why are politicians not truthful?

[Sarah Jordan]

Politicians not being truthful it's just like an emblem to them. Because they know the people won't fight them. And so they do whatever pleases them.

[montaga]

Because they are corrupt to the bone, aswith they have to do what there money masters order

[programmer3666]

The heart of man is deceitful generally. Haven't you seen someone who told a lie just to secure a job or an appointment. In the aspect of politicians, they are hungry for power because it comes with some kind of immunity and considering how much most of them also spends during elections, they are afraid of losing their money in the end that is why they make empty and deceitful promises just to buy the heart of voters. Have you ever thought why they make a lot of promises during campaigns? it's a strategy to lure people to vote for them during elections. Another thing is as a result of the amount that most public officers are paid and the resources they take control over which they can even mismanage them without being questioned and what is spoiling politics in the world is bribery and corruption and having a cabal in government such that they will all work in one interest and execute their selfish plans.

I think that public office holder's salaries and other benefits should be reduced and the cost of governance should also be cheap so that people do not become so desperate for power just due to what they stand to gain. I also think that campaigns before elections should be scrapped because it cost a lot, they can just fix a date that the candidates can come live on national tv channels and do a kind of manifesto on why they want to aspire for a particular public office because if these politicians spend less money it will make them not to be too desperate hence they won't also tell lies to make their way. However, human being generally is very manipulative, they will always want to play smart.

this days many politicians just lie without shame all because they are so desperate!! they spend a lot of their money during campaign season and later try to recover the money when they get into office. that is why most of their promises are not real!! they are just strategies to win votes. if we reduce the cost of governance and cut down the big salaries and benefits of public officers, i believe less people will have that desperation for power!! becuase if that happens then politics will only attract only those who truly want to serve.

honestly i agree with you on this!!, instead of wasting huge amounts of money on rallies and posters, candidates can just present their plans live on TV or in public debates11 at least that way elections will focus more on ideas and not money.  honestly until voters demand accountability and stop selling their votes, politicians will continue to exploit the system.

[Joy_learns_crypto]

Politicians not being truthful it's just like an emblem to them. Because they know the people won't fight them. And so they do whatever pleases them.

The people are now fighting them like Nepal. Politicians are truthful because they battle inferiority complex. Just like a guy who wants to bag a ten over ten girl and battling with inferiority complex he lies because he thinks that’s the only way to get her. Many politicians don’t know what to give to their country and instead of stepping down or improve they just tell more lies.
There are many low live politicians with inferiority complex that they invest much in the lie and personality they show to their country.

[Sarah Jordan]

Most politicians are money minded and power lovers. So they can say anything to the masses just to be in that position. Most times they are over clouded by money and power which makes them forget the reasons why they are there in the first place. That's why their actions always results to lies.

[Kelward]

Politicians are desperate to win elections because that is the only way for them to enter into power, inorder to win they must convince the electorates to vote for them. They will tell the voters anything just to get their votes, many of the things are what they never intend to do. After winning that is when they will unfold their real agendas and most of it is to enrich themselves from the public funds. If the people are reminding them of their election promises they'll keep postponing it until they leave office. I thought that this scams by politicians are only in my country until I began to hear the same complaints from citizens of other countries.

[Zackz5000]

This is mostly common in Africa countries politicians don't fulfill promises they always believed they can't win election if they don't tell lies to the people and due to hardship in the country they accept little pinnut given to them and vote blindly. They have intention to fulfil their promises during their champagne after elected they become greedy and start embezzling the country funds instead of building projects their wants are always insatiable.

[Accardo]

This is mostly common in Africa countries politicians don't fulfill promises they always believed they can't win election if they don't tell lies to the people and due to hardship in the country they accept little pinnut given to them and vote blindly. They have intention to fulfil their promises during their champagne after elected they become greedy and start embezzling the country funds instead of building projects their wants are always insatiable.

Leadership is emulation -  previous leaders have an eye or hand in the current leadership. Nothing changed. Good leaders also try to be like the great leaders of their past soldiers. South African presidents tend to refer back to Nelson Mandela, and the United States has too many great presidents to think of, but they go with Lincoln at most times. There are leaders to be remembered by coming leaders. That's true leadership. When a leader is not forgotten he must have left something unexpected to the people. Some nations never produced leaders who put them on the map. When a leader don't keep to their words other great leaders won't associate with them. Which crawls the strength of the nation.

[o48o]

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 kinda annoys me when people put politicians under some form of umbrella and use it for stereotypes.

Politicians aren't always truthful because people in general aren't always truthful. But just because few of them are blatantly lying, that doesn't mean that all politicians would often lie.
It's mostly those politicians that are giving simplistic answers to complex issues (aka populists). Some of them have worked their whole life to make a world a better place, and just because they are now being paid for it, it doesn't make them all opportunists and liars.

[GigaBit]

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

Politicians try to come back to power again and again. That is, once elected, they try to be re-elected the next time. They want to satisfy the common people by telling lies. But why they do this mistake because the common people understand truth and falsehood well. The rate of this lie is much higher in underdeveloped countries than in developed countries. They only talk to show it consciously, but in reality they only try to fill their own pockets by committing corruption.

[Juicyhome]

Politicians are desperate to win elections because that is the only way for them to enter into power, inorder to win they must convince the electorates to vote for them. They will tell the voters anything just to get their votes, many of the things are what they never intend to do. After winning that is when they will unfold their real agendas and most of it is to enrich themselves from the public funds. If the people are reminding them of their election promises they'll keep postponing it until they leave office. I thought that this scams by politicians are only in my country until I began to hear the same complaints from citizens of other countries.

politics is a game, in a game every participate intend to win the game, and they will do everything within their powers to win. Same to politicians, they lied just to remain at the top of the game, every year they lie just to win election, and the gullible voters keep voting for them believing they will change. 

Trusting a politician is like shooting yourself on the leg, especially Africa, they will rather die in power than go handover to the next generation, they lie to stay in power, they kill ,they oppress the people and put fear in them just to milk the treasury of the country.

[Lolipo]

Politics is a game and you know that games are full of lies, politicians don't like telling truth because they know that when they start saying the truth they will not benefit, out of 100 politicians just 5 can be trusted. Just like in one state because and aid to politician came out and join other citizens to protest about the way the government is treating the people, the aid was sacked which shows that the politicians knows what they are doing. That's why I said we should start holding our politicians accountable for there actions. Not until we start doing so, they will keep on telling lies.

[Coin_info]

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

When you always want to say what people want to hear, you will find yourself lying often. Politicians are often in this position that is why they tell so much lies because they lack the boldness to say things the people do not want to hear. The few politicians who are thoroughly honest find it difficult to excel in politics because it is a dirty game.

This is why people should never trust politicians because it is a duty role that requires you to lie often.

[gracreavix]

The heart of man is deceitful generally. Haven't you seen someone who told a lie just to secure a job or an appointment. In the aspect of politicians, they are hungry for power because it comes with some kind of immunity and considering how much most of them also spends during elections, they are afraid of losing their money in the end that is why they make empty and deceitful promises just to buy the heart of voters. Have you ever thought why they make a lot of promises during campaigns? it's a strategy to lure people to vote for them during elections. Another thing is as a result of the amount that most public officers are paid and the resources they take control over which they can even mismanage them without being questioned and what is spoiling politics in the world is bribery and corruption and having a cabal in government such that they will all work in one interest and execute their selfish plans.

I think that public office holder's salaries and other benefits should be reduced and the cost of governance should also be cheap so that people do not become so desperate for power just due to what they stand to gain. I also think that campaigns before elections should be scrapped because it cost a lot, they can just fix a date that the candidates can come live on national tv channels and do a kind of manifesto on why they want to aspire for a particular public office because if these politicians spend less money it will make them not to be too desperate hence they won't also tell lies to make their way. However, human being generally is very manipulative, they will always want to play smart.

this days many politicians just lie without shame all because they are so desperate!! they spend a lot of their money during campaign season and later try to recover the money when they get into office. that is why most of their promises are not real!! they are just strategies to win votes. if we reduce the cost of governance and cut down the big salaries and benefits of public officers, i believe less people will have that desperation for power!! becuase if that happens then politics will only attract only those who truly want to serve.

honestly i agree with you on this!!, instead of wasting huge amounts of money on rallies and posters, candidates can just present their plans live on TV or in public debates11 at least that way elections will focus more on ideas and not money.  honestly until voters demand accountability and stop selling their votes, politicians will continue to exploit the system.

I think you are  right because the way politics is set up now, most of them treat it like an investment. They spend crazy amounts during campaigns and once they win, the first thing on their mind is how to recover that money, not how to serve. That’s why a lot of the promises don’t even hold water, they were never real to begin with.

If salaries and benefits weren’t so huge, only those who really want to serve would bother getting into politics. And I agree with you on campaigns too, instead of wasting billions on posters and rallies, why not make debates and live discussions the main focus. That way, voters will judge based on ideas and plans, not on who threw more money around....At the end of the day, if voters keep selling their votes, nothing will change. Politicians will keep playing the same game.

[Anayochukwu]

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?

Politicians are not truthful because they are greedy and saying the truth and their intentions during election obviously won't get them the position they want and the only way to get it is to lie to the citizens with fake promises, politics is a game of lie and they are always prepared to lie to anyone just to get what they want. The truth is sometimes always bitter and most people enjoy hearing lies and they will always believe you, politicians lie because of desperation to win against their opponents and making fake promises is the easiest way to achieve it.

[AYOBA]

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

Yes, that’s what all the politicians do. The only time they know their society is when they look for the position. They will be doing campaigns before elections by going round the society and making promises that after they’ve been elected, they will do things for the community, but after a while, that they’ve win elections, nobody can see them; they will not even visit those societies again even once.

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.

They know that once they speak true during the campaign, they won’t vote for them. That’s why they lie and share a little amount of money for people in the society so that they will later say that they spent a lot of money during their campaign, so they try to recover it back before they can face the society.

[Johnlomape]

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

Yes, that’s what all the politicians do. The only time they know their society is when they look for the position. They will be doing campaigns before elections by going round the society and making promises that after they’ve been elected, they will do things for the community, but after a while, that they’ve win elections, nobody can see them; they will not even visit those societies again even once.

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.

They know that once they speak true during the campaign, they won’t vote for them. That’s why they lie and share a little amount of money for people in the society so that they will later say that they spent a lot of money during their campaign, so they try to recover it back before they can face the society.

Many politicians can never be sincere with their words. These people called politicians always have the quest to gain power by all means and their is nothing they will not do to get to where they have been anticipating to each. They would not mind, killing people just to get to power and when the get what they are looking for, they would start to misbehave like someone that don't have human sympathy.

Politicians are evil and we should never trust their words because they are based on fallacies. I will rather take the words of a debtor than to listen to what politicians have to say for the people's progress. It is time we need to struggle and make money so that we don't have to rely on the government for our survival.

[BADecker]

Politicians are the worst kinds of liars. Why? Because they tell the truth some of the time.

Politicians are owned by the bankers and are controlled through lobbyists telling them believable lies... or from direct bribes, some that come through their investments.

[tvbcof]

Because most people are rather gullible, have short memories, and/or just not very bright.

[Pi-network314159]

Why are politicians not truthful?

You asked why politician are not truthful? You are funny. The answer is that to be a politician you must have a convincing strategy to do things in your favor, and to do that you must lie to gain people support because the world don't want Truth. That's why guys that has more concubines or girlfriend are liers because they promised what they can't do, and that was why they were able to decieve a lot of women to follow them. Meanwhile truthful men hardly get a girlfriend because they are too straightforward.

Note: I don't in any way Meant that there are no truthful politician but most of them are liers and what ever money is involved usually brings about greed and greed make a man not stand upright because of his desire to own more, politicians can lie to get what they want.

What make people do unthinkable things in the world are mostly this two, which are:
1. Money
2. Power

There is an adage that say for you to know the true identity of a man, you either give him "money" or "power" with this, it will unmask the true identity of who they truly are. And most expecialy in politics. When you are initiated into the system, even if you are truthful before, they must bend you to follow their favour.