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That would be hard to enforce given that politicians lie pretty often....
by Infinitesimus 5y ago
That would be hard to enforce given that politicians lie pretty often....
- KarlKemp 5y agoHaha, funny. But not true. At least in the times before you-know-who, politicians went through the wildest contortions to avoid lying. Yes, there's Clinton and a few other fun examples. But they are sparse. What happens is that people use the term "lie" for all sorts of disappointing behaviour that, however, isn't a lie. Example: Obama said he'd close Guantanamo within two years or something like that. Is that a lie? No, probably not: "I will.." always expresses an intention to attempt something. It's perfectly believable that he had both the intention to do it, as well as confidence that it can be done. We intuitively understand all that in everyday life. When someone shows up 15 minutes late, they didn't "lie" when you agreed on the time.