Politicians Lying

Comments in this cluster express cynicism about politicians' honesty, emphasizing that they routinely lie, dissemble, or say one thing publicly while doing another, often debating if this is inevitable or should face consequences.

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buboard Oct 4, 2019 View on HN

"Politicians telling the truth" would be an oxymoron though

whoomp12342 Aug 20, 2021 View on HN

you mean, a politician lied to suit their own agenda? say it aint so!

rabidsnail Mar 16, 2012 View on HN

You're assuming politicians are sincere.

thorncorona Jan 31, 2023 View on HN

Politicians are most honest when they are lying it seems :)

thecopy Mar 9, 2016 View on HN

There is a public interest issue when politicians says one thing to the voters and another behind closed doors.

draw_down Apr 17, 2020 View on HN

Politicians are incentivized to lie and dissemble in the other direction. Pick your poison.

supergirl Oct 16, 2018 View on HN

I would not trust a single word coming out of these politicians. they are basically spreading fud.

3131s Jun 3, 2020 View on HN

Sure, don't assume malice with regular people, but US politicians are completely disingenuous and they know exactly what they're doing. It is rare for them to "really believe what they say they believe", because saying anything true at all pretty quickly starts to reveal their financial interests.

mike-cardwell May 10, 2015 View on HN

Sounds like something a politician would say when they're trying to trick you into believing something other than what they are saying.

LanceH Jan 19, 2021 View on HN

Politicians do bad things, too.