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The opposition can be targeted with any whatsoever law, in any country that doesn't have immunity for politicians (none does for any politician, by the way). T
by g-b-r 2y ago
The opposition can be targeted with any whatsoever law, in any country that doesn't have immunity for politicians (none does for any politician, by the way).
Try to think of some of what you hate of your country's politics, or some f* up that recently happened, and you'l easily find out that a prohibition to lie in public statements for politicians would have prevented it.
- constantcrying 2y agoIt is legitimately a totalitarian idea. There is no good it could do which isn't outweighed by the evil it will cause. It invalidates politics as a whole.
- g-b-r 2y agoI think your idea of totalitarianism is messed up, or maybe you think it would be the government to enforce the law (democratic countries typically have separation between the judicial and the executive branch - yes, the US much less so). If you just imagine some scenarios I think you will quickly see how game-changing it would be (in a positive way). It invalidates the typical current politics, which is a contest of lies and pretense