tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889986006783300070.post4920870915786476105..comments2023-10-19T05:40:40.156-07:00Comments on The Theory of Mediocrity: Honesty and Trustworthy are no Longer Prerequisites for the WHPT Bohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10101195261695989996noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889986006783300070.post-56238769517819433222015-06-05T09:35:50.666-07:002015-06-05T09:35:50.666-07:00Hey there, Patrick
I think you’re right that most...Hey there, Patrick<br /><br />I think you’re right that most Americans no longer care too much if their elected officials are shown to be dishonest. To a large extent they’ve been groomed to think of voting as a sport where you support your “team” no matter what. They’ve also gotten so used to lying that they’ve become desensitized to it.<br /><br />Although I understand the practicality of what you’re saying, a society that just accepts leaders who openly and routinely lie is exposing itself to almost certain ruination; therefore it behooves conservatives to fight this mentality. When people lie, they always do so for a reason; therefore it is the motives behind the lies that are what matters, much more than the lies themselves. For example, if my husband told me he was going to work one day but I later found out from someone else that he called in sick, I would far more concerned about the reasons that he lied to me than the lie itself. What was he doing that he didn’t want me to know about? Most likely it was something that I wouldn’t be happy about.<br /><br />Leftists lie in order to steal from people and to rob them of their liberty. That’s why their lies matter. That’s why Obama lied about Obamacare and that’s why he lies about the grand fraud he calls “climate change.” He wants to control our wealth and our power but if he told the truth people would reject him. Bill Clinton lied about his affairs and abuse of women because character actually does matter to a lot of people, even some Democrats. Conservatives should also remind people that lies often hurt others, and the willingness to do so is a window into a person’s soul and character. The fact that Obama is willing to lie in order to take our freedom with respect to healthcare and so many other things means he’s a devious man. When Bill Clinton lied to say that the accusations against him were false, he showed himself willing to paint innocent women as liars in front of the entire world. A politician who will advance his own career or save his own skin by sacrificing others would have no qualms whatsoever about throwing his constituents under the bus if it served his purposes. That’s what people need to be made to understand about the significance of lying.<br /><br />We should also, as you suggest, show that Hillary is out of touch and lacking in accomplishments. All of these things matter (or at least they should).<br /><br /><br />CWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18093393578438689105noreply@blogger.com