Political Lies

Since the inception of the United States its lawmakers have based their careers and desires for power on frivolous claims.  The earliest lies were intertwined with the descriptive words that emanated during and after the Revolution.  That is, the words “freedom,” “liberty,” and “justice for all” were not wholeheartedly embraced by lawmakers and the citizens in the country and, in turn, became the foundation for all other speeches and politically motivated actions as the nation grew.  As these three labels routinely come about during the course of American history, the validity of them, apparently, has a low threshold of truth when the behaviors of the government practitioners and their supporters are fully examined.  False patriotism and propaganda are two elements that makeup the United States' political field and the deceit has become so commonplace that citizens have been subjugated for the entire history of the country without noticing it in many situations or participating in many objections. 

Explaining more, the lawmakers have been given permission to lie and engage in hypocrisy because of the lack of power and belief systems by citizens.  False and exaggerated claims are considered to be normal behaviors by many laypeople and fact checking, or calling out lawmakers on their biases and frivolous claims, is viewed as inappropriate in many situations and, at times, is ceased by the professionals making the false claims or by their supporters.  In fact, the terms that describe a group or person as unnecessarily rebellious are often used to circumvent any opposition to the activities toward seeking the truth in politicians’ deliverances.  Moreover, the claims about deception are often used by political parties and its supporters as a utility -- other than negative verbiage -- when opportunities of power retention arise.  In other words, political leaders and their supporters will participate in agendas that slander any opposition when falsities are recognized and proven to be incorrect and used in a manner that boasts their wanted credibility.  Again, speech and organized systems are an example of this.  The hypocrisy of these behaviors is astonishing.  

       

When these activities occur many regulations, social morals, and ideas of proper democratic governance are disregarded and citizens concentrate only on the conveyances that are indirectly and directly presented to them.  Discussions about domestic and foreign affairs are guided by rudimentary depictions that suggest that issues can be solved or explained with simplistic terminology and vague or extremely general statements about complex ordeals and, in many cases, it is stated that the issues can only be dealt with by the political party that is making the declarations about necessary improvements.  Again, this is an example of a lie in itself by political leaders, their supporters, and the media engagements about the topics of interest.  Support cliques are generated and massive regimes of hatred toward opposing viewpoints cause hysteria in many facets.  Divisions between social classes and political affiliations become a basis for living standards and, in turn, the concepts of bipartisanship and honesty in government vanishes, as well as in many of the minds of citizens.  Case in point, the ideas within the Constitution and framers of the nation have been haphazardly implemented for many decades and is still ongoing, and citizens embrace frivolousness without much questioning and turn against each other because of the deception and norms that have become acceptable. 

Political lies, and the acceptance of them, have caused such disruption in the ideas of governance that it is considered to be perverse to have a government without political parties or a system that has lawmakers that work together and provide adequate services and policies for organizations and citizens of all walks of life.  The constant engagements that cause political and social divisions have solidified a nation that is based on false ideologies and favoritism.  Which, in turn, brings up notions that are rooted in the belief that hatred and competition in political ideations are proper forms of democracy.        

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