92. Truth is tricky
Politicians
lie to us. I think I am not shocking or offending anyone by making this
statement. Not all the time, but when it suits them. At some point a few years
ago, I had this plan of performing an experiment by running for political
office and saying the truth, plain, simple and unadorned, every single time.
This would of course be my truth, with all its misconceptions and biases, which
is already a problem, but I will write about that another time, humour me. I
was in no doubt that initially, this would be disastrous, and my popularity
would sink to depths not seen since the worst days of Michael Foot. But maybe,
when the electorate realised what I was doing, it would eventually soar.
Surely, an honest politician would be hugely electable? But I may be wrong. I
have observed that many people, most, lie to themselves frequently too. We like
some truths, but not others. Honesty could be catastrophic. As an electorate,
we may be getting, with our politicians, exactly what we want
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