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> So why don't we make it illegal for politicians to lie? Lying, especially when Politicians do it, isn't a binary. There are varying degrees of truth, deliber
by ianleeclark 7y ago
> So why don't we make it illegal for politicians to lie?
Lying, especially when Politicians do it, isn't a binary. There are varying degrees of truth, deliberate omissions, and a difficult to discern intent. So it would be incredibly difficult to enforce.
- heartbeats 7y agoSo your only qualm is that it would be difficult to enforce? After all, this does not seem to be a problem with false marketing.
- ianleeclark 7y agoMy qualm is that it would be impossible to enforce. And I don't really think that false marketing is as big of a problem as most people think because marketing tends to sell simulations, not promises of reality. When you see most advertisements, they're promising simulacrum: a hatchback filled with happy-looking, outdoorsy people; axe body spray being insatiable to women; someone actually drinking diet Pepsi (editorializing a bit on this last one). You don't need to make marketing claims if you just imitate the idealized form. This seems to echo many American politician's rhetoric: the entire Democratic field is representing an idealized form wherein their presidency could somehow overcome the blockade of the Senate.