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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat is the downside of leaders lying all of the time?
About everything?
How does it affect the people that work in government?
How does it affect the general populace?
How does it affect our allies and our standing in the world?
How important is it that our leaders be perceived as honest by our citizens?
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What is the downside of leaders lying all of the time? (Original Post)
kentuck
Mar 2017
OP
since job one in conservative world is to destroy people's faith in government, gotta say
beachbum bob
Mar 2017
#4
onecaliberal
(32,894 posts)1. It undermines trust in our government. Without trust, there is nothing.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)5. That seems to be the direction we are going.
Nobody believes this bunch of liars.
Blanks
(4,835 posts)2. It's an eventual outcome...
When you have 'for profit' 24 hour news channels not held to any kind of honesty standard.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)3. Major loss of confidence! n/t
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)4. since job one in conservative world is to destroy people's faith in government, gotta say
trump is the ideal president to do that