Tumble DC 25: Why Politicians Lie

politicalprof:

I know, I know: you’re thinking politicians lie as a defect of character. They lie because they’re liars. So why bother to discuss it?

I want to suggest that there’s a different, more persuasive account for why politicians lie: They lie because we make them lie. They lie…

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   our body politic. We have...serious problem with any politician

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    It’s not just that we are so short sighted and gullible that we are willing to accept promises that logically cannot or...

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    Insightful commentary

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    I never got the impression that the OP was suggesting we forgive the lie, but rather stop punishing those who tell the...

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    True. BUT the solution isn’t to start forgiving politicians that lie. The solution is to smarten up and punish the...

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