It’s Official: Politicians Lie
In Britain’s Observer newspaper, political scientist Glen Newey says that lying is an important part of politics in a modern democracy. He says, “Politicians need to be more honest about lying.” He thinks voters actually expect to be lied to and sometimes even need to hear the lies. “Politics should be regarded as less like an exercise in producing truthful statements and more like a poker game,” he says. “And there is an expectation by a poker player that you try to deceive them as part of the game.”
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