Political Signs: Truth in advertisement
I spent Saturday bike riding through the mountains of Southwestern PA, enjoying a beautiful spring day. Littered along the roads were political signs promoting candidates for the upcoming May elections.
I found it ironic that those signs are nothing other than an indictment of the democratic process. From what I gather, honesty, integrity, accountability, and common sense are all missing from both government and the current slate of elected officials. Those aren't my words. Those are the words found on just about every sign.
Hmmm. What makes anyone think another election will set things right?
Comments (5)
Mac
Politicians have been schooled in Machiavelli and deviousness within democracy is a celebrated fact of popular culture. It's passed off as "insight" or "experience."
Hypocrisy is admirable. You know why? Because it can usually be passed off as "pragmatic" or a "compromise," naturally, "in the pursuit of the common good."
Truth in advertising? That's a fraud too, isn't it?
Cheers
Published: May 4, 2009 7:07 AM
2nd Amendment
I think it is a good sign that politicians lie and deceive, this means that the truth is the politicians Damoclès Sword.
This means that it is up to the average voter to inform himself, find and expose the truth.
Many politicians have been fired because of the truth. The truth is the politician's worst enemy and the objective voter's best ally.
In this age of internet and cell-phone cameras etc. The truth can be found and exposed to the masses.
Everybody knows politicians are liars and crooks, but it's only when the truth is found that we can expose the level of their lies and have them answer for it.
Published: May 4, 2009 7:55 AM
matskralc
Heh. I live in southwest PA and I spent Saturday driving to and from Washington DC. It was for the hockey game, though!!!
Published: May 4, 2009 8:11 AM
Richard Garner
Pertinent to this post about government and advertising, here is a news story from the UK: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8024208.stm
Apparently the "Advertising Standards Agency" has busted the an advert for the NHS for England's North East for breaching rules of substantiation and truthfulness. The advert promised "You can choose from any NHS hospital, as well as some private ones." But a spokesman for the ASA said "We considered the ad suggested patients could always choose the date, time and place of their appointment for non-emergency, planned referral but, because NHS North East had not provided evidence that showed that was the case, we considered the ad could mislead readers." In reality, GP's refer patients to particular consultants at particular hospitals.
Published: May 4, 2009 10:14 AM
bea
I am young and they call me naive. But these idiots who double my age put up political signs that read "Truth, Honesty, Integrity, Accountability".
Now who does that make look naive again? The sad thing is they do it every 4 years. It's bad enough to be fooled once. So how is it I am any more or less Naive then any one else? :)
Published: May 4, 2009 4:21 PM