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undergroundpanther

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Tue Sep 25, 2012, 05:54 AM Sep 2012

6 reasons politicians lie

The $64,000 question that is constantly asked is: Why do politicians believe they can lie and not get caught? Particularly in this age of the Internet and its army of professional and amateur fact checkers, the chances of lies standing up under the glare of the inevitable cyber-scrutiny are slim to none. Of course, some politicians don’t even try to adhere to “honesty is always the best policy” (thanks George Washington), as the Romney pollster Neil Newhouse now famously stated, “We’re not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact-checkers.”

So, why do politicians believe they can lie when their untruths are so easily uncovered? Here are six reasons.





http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-power-prime/201209/six-reasons-why-politicians-believe-they-can-lie


I hope more and more people wake up to the damage certain personality types do to millions of people..very soon.It is vital to humanity's survival..It's time to admit the real problem.


http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/pathological-relationships/201008/60-million-people-in-the-us-negatively-affected-someone-elses

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6 reasons politicians lie (Original Post) undergroundpanther Sep 2012 OP
Click the link. pdxDemocrat Sep 2012 #1
Number 6 is FOX's motto: 6.If a lie is told enough times, people will assume it is true. liberal N proud Sep 2012 #2
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