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kentuck

(111,037 posts) Thu Mar 16, 2017, 02:37 PM Mar 2017

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What 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

It undermines trust in our government. Without trust, there is nothing. onecaliberal Mar 2017 #1

That seems to be the direction we are going. kentuck Mar 2017 #5

It's an eventual outcome... Blanks Mar 2017 #2

Major loss of confidence! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2017 #3

since job one in conservative world is to destroy people's faith in government, gotta say beachbum bob Mar 2017 #4

onecaliberal

(32,743 posts)

1. It undermines trust in our government. Without trust, there is nothing.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu Mar 16, 2017, 02:41 PM

Mar 2017

kentuck

(111,037 posts)

5. That seems to be the direction we are going.

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 16, 2017, 02:50 PM

Mar 2017

Nobody believes this bunch of liars.

Blanks

(4,835 posts)

2. It's an eventual outcome...

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu Mar 16, 2017, 02:44 PM

Mar 2017

When you have 'for profit' 24 hour news channels not held to any kind of honesty standard.

RKP5637

(67,081 posts)

3. Major loss of confidence! n/t

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu Mar 16, 2017, 02:47 PM

Mar 2017

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

4. since job one in conservative world is to destroy people's faith in government, gotta say

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu Mar 16, 2017, 02:48 PM

Mar 2017

trump is the ideal president to do that

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