Re: When should lying be tolerated by the government?
A good illustration of lying in politics comes from the Simpsons episode in which Bart tries to rally his friends to go to war with the local bullies. He gave a speech and said "I can't promise you victory. I can't promise you good times. But..." And then the kids grumbled and started to leave to which Bart shouted "OK, OK, I promise you victory! I promise you good times!" And then they all cheered and accept Bart as their leader.
Moral of the story:
The leaders say what the public wants to hear and often that involves lying.
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