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Strategic truth is the status quo in UK politics: it is easy to interrogate, it is expected to answer questions, and the media is used to both spotting it and i
by ecjhdnc2025 2y ago
Strategic truth is the status quo in UK politics: it is easy to interrogate, it is expected to answer questions, and the media is used to both spotting it and interogating it.
Bad faith flat out liars do not respond to interrogation, because they do not feel the need to.
It's not that difficult to imagine a set of steps that return us to the pre-social-media days where politicians were expected to colour only within the lines, as a matter of ethics and principle.
And it would be better, not worse, than the kinds of lies that risk our democracies now.
- Joel_Mckay 2y agoHard to say really, a half-truth is worse than a lie given people won't know which facts that serve actual policy decisions are missing. Thus, someone claiming to be a single source of truth without err, must ultimately also lie by omission to rule rather than represent. In such cases, even an objective mind is fooled into believing there is a rational choice in false dichotomy. I'd vote for Lord Bucket-head, as I think irrational covert evil simply shows a lack of resolve. =3
- ecjhdnc2025 2y agoI don't think anyone should trust anyone claiming to be a single source of truth. But that isn't what this legislation is about. It does, unfortunately, go along with other problems we must solve, such as encouraging people to rebuild trust in media organisations, and encouraging media organisations to earn that trust.
- Joel_Mckay 2y agoIndeed, organizations like Sinclair Broadcast Group exemplify the issues with a homogeneous consolidated media opinion of what "truth" means. In a random system, the errors of known facts should not be slanted toward any bias, but rather cancel out over time in a predictable manner. Oh joy, a fresh bag of cheese goldfish crackers, nom nom nom =3