Politicians Often Tell Lies

By Debesh Choudhury | Writing and Life | 25 Sep 2021

Can you expect a politician to tell the truth during an election campaign or at any other time during the post-election tenure? Almost every politician uses the easy-to-use tool called “Telling Lie.” They are constantly creating an “illusion of truth.”

The world of politics is in the sad art of creating an “illusion of truth” and utilize this dangerous weapon to silence the voice of the common people.

There is a saying — “Repeat a lie often enough, and it becomes the truth.” It can be recognized as a law of propaganda. That is what most politicians have been doing from time immemorial.

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Politics is a profession full of false propaganda

If you have decided to join politics, you should accept some evil virtues. If one of these deviant virtues is “telling lies,” the other use shields to hide the already executed crimes.

Present-day politics can’t be devoid of telling lies and utilizing mainstream media to propagate a series of fake news as truth.

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When a politician can’t hide their crimes, they tell other irrelevant things or remain “silent”

The best strategy a politician often adopts is to keep silent if they don’t have any satisfactory answer to an awkward question. This is a trend in politics worldwide.

Suppose a criminal activity of a politician is exposed. The politician then would only hide from the limelight. Unfortunately, if they face a newsperson, they would rather keep their mouths shut for all sorts of questions connected to the alleged crime.

The politicians also tell irrelevant things to divert the attention of the people from their alleged crimes.

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The mainstream media are often allies to hide the suspect politicians

The big media houses are after making news. When they get news about a politician’s involvement in a criminal case, the media accept money behind the screen.

The mainstream media always help the suspected ministers and the ruling party by signing big advertisement deals from the government. Most of the time, the press utilizes their power to suppress the news connected with crimes rather than expose the corrupted government officials, including prime ministers or presidents.

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