2006-10-08 00:41:16 · 11 answers · asked by Frank R 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
As an American Indian, we as a people learned long ago never trust them, or they only lie when they speak, write or sign a treaty! Hell no , can we afford to place a blind trust in any governement. The movie V is for vendeta put it well, governements should fear their people, people should not fear their governements
2006-10-08 00:53:02 · answer #1 · answered by paulisfree2004 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, you are offering the extremes here. I certainly do not believe everything the government says. Far from it. But I think habitual liars may be going a little too far. We do have a free press, more or less, and we do hear about it if the politicians get caught lying. And they do get caught often enough to demonstrate that we can't assume they do not lie. So I guess my answer is they probably lie as often as they feel they can get away with.
2006-10-08 07:50:42 · answer #2 · answered by auntb93again 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Neither.
The government, generally, tells us what they think we need to know, keeps things from us that would endanger "national security", etc. That leaves it to us to demand or investigate those things that we think we need to know or want to know.
Nor are they habitual liars. There are some who believe in our government and the freedom of the people to know about their government and its decisions.
2006-10-08 08:25:25 · answer #3 · answered by 63vette 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd say don't believe everything the media say's about the government, the media is the biggest liar of all.
2006-10-08 07:44:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Politicians and liars go hand in hand, its a job description these days. Take what you feel you believe from it and the rest is just noise.....
2006-10-08 08:19:38 · answer #5 · answered by lost&confused 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I take what they say and find out for myself if I am interested in the subject. They always put a spin on things( I am being kind here) and the news is always exactly what they want you to hear.
2006-10-08 07:52:20 · answer #6 · answered by need2knw 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe anything the Democrats say. Their success has always been dependent on the ignorance of their base, who actually believe Democrat lies and deception.
2006-10-08 07:59:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the latter of the 2
2006-10-08 07:42:20 · answer #8 · answered by smoothsophie 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Governments NEVER can be counted on to tell the truth. Diplomacy and poltics are, ipso facto, packs of loies.
Take it or leave it.
2006-10-08 07:44:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Like the Devil. "A liar from the beginning."
2006-10-08 09:00:04 · answer #10 · answered by CM 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋