Are they really any more prone to > lie than the engineer or the carpenter?
Absolutely YES. The engineer and carpenter produce a product that will tell if they should lie. The politician has many cohorts that will cover his ass. peace & Love On Jul 2, 5:13 pm, Alan Wostenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd go easier on the politicians. Are they really any more prone to > lie than the engineer or the carpenter? Their sinfulness just more > visible. Seems to me we would not have the commandment "don't lie" > unless we were /all/ tempted to do just that. > > On Jul 2, 1:40 pm, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Germany will be having a general election in September and campaigning > > is in full swing. The relation between politicians and the truth > > becomes ever more tenuous. Two examples: > > > 1. German troops have been involved in Afghanistan for the past 7 > > years. The growing power and aggressiveness of the Taliban, even in > > quieter Northern Afghanistan where the Germans are based, have lead to > > an increase in the numbers of soldiers being killed. It isn't making > > the German military presence in Afghanistan more popular at home. The > > German defence minister is steadfastly refusing to call the situation > > a "war", primarily because he's afraid that this would have a negative > > effect on his party, the Christian Democrats, in the coming election. > > The trauma of WWII is still very deep in the German psyche, and the > > idea of Germany being involved in a war is simply anathema to many. > > > 2. Both the Christian Democrats (under Merkel) and the Liberals - both > > of whom hope to form a coalition together after the election - have > > categorically ruled out any possibility of tax-hikes after the > > election, even though Germany's budget defecit has been rising sharply > > as a result of measures to combat the financial crisis. Polls suggest > > that 78% of the electorate don't believe this promise - indeed, almost > > half believe that some tax increases are both necessary and inevitable > > in the next four years. The most amazing thing is that this is having > > no effect on their voting intentions - it looks like the CDU and the > > Liberals (FDP) are going to win. > > > So ... the electorate doesn't believe what the politicians are saying > > and will vote for them anyway. What a sad mixture of helplessness and > > resignation! Or is it true that a country gets the politicians it > > deserves? > > > Francis --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
