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Not to say politicians don't lie (Obama included), but they also change their minds.
by andrewljohnson 13y ago
Not to say politicians don't lie (Obama included), but they also change their minds.
- sunnybythesea 13y agonow that's something a politician would say
- mpyne 13y agoSounds like something Keynes would say too. And anyone else who is able to change their answers when the inputs change...
- matymador 13y agoMost humans change their minds, and presidents are not an exception. But they also consitute an special case, they were voted based on their promises (ideally) and if you go back on your word (or make things worse as I think is the case) there should be consequences. Or at least people shouldn't sit idle while being lied at.
- mikeash 13y agoMind-changing is great, as long as the person comes out and says, "I changed my mind because this and such, I previously thought X because of A, B, and C, but now because of D, E, and F I have come to see that Y is correct." I can't recall ever seeing a politician saying it like this. They treat it more like a Ministry of Truth exercise wherein they pretend that they always believed Y.
- webmaven 13y agoMy favorite example of a politician reversing a position on which they campaigned, and actually explaining why they changed their position, is this: http://youtu.be/2y05XmZlF44 http://youtu.be/2y05XmZlF44
- rainmaking 13y agoI suppose the whole Center-Of-Attention-In-Washington-DC thingy might do a thing or two to your perception. "Monarchy Where We Swap Out The King Every Couple Years" has a much less free ring to it than the almighty "Democracy", now doesn't it? Much more accurate though.