politicians & news are dishonest, how do we change that?

Question

of polls i did earlier, most people belive they lie. why do we tollerate this & how can we make them honest? or at least accountable for the lies.

Answer 1

Politicians lie. Media report the lies. Some people can't tell the difference.

Answer 2

The media is a lie, the politicians are a lie, the economy is a lie, the whole caboodle is a lie - even life is a lie - they get by by telling you lies and those lies are treated as being true - the whole media turns a simple story into something the masses want to hear - though they know nothing about masses they are speculatin and driving a hard bargain into selling papers full of made-up stuff. Oh they might be happening, but its not all the news. There is too little news and so they make it and brew it and stew it and dish it up to the gullable joes out there. Funny thing is Joe has not longer a say in what happen - if he opens his mouoth it is duly shut by bigger folk - and the little guy takes it hard on. The saying is, if you can't beat 'em - join 'em ! Sod that! They make their own stuff up - I can do that too, so I don't need the hassle of an extra body dishing out heavy duty stuff I don't wanna know or even take interests in.

Answer 3

Your premise is wrong. A vast majority of politicians are honest, and the number continues to grow. The rules are pretty tough, and the penalties are severe. Sure there is the odd case of abuse, but there are many honest, hard-working public servants who really do have a sense of service.

Is the media dishonest? I wouldn't say that, at least in the mainstream. Most reporters and editors have a higher ethical standard than the public at large. Now, is there misinformation in the media? Absolutely. It's usually because people give the media bad information. The newspapers, etc. can only report what people tell them. It's an ongoing process to get the story right, but practically everyone I've encountered tries hard to do so.

Answer 4

News is not dishonest. That doesn't make it news does it? I think the major problem people have today is confusing broadcast shows with actual news. Broadcast "news" programs are nothing more than reality talk shows competing with prime time programming. Once you get past the misconceptions, it is important for the general audience to understand what actually goes on inside a newsroom. Print news is comprised of facts and quotes that are always attributed to a person. So the news does not lie. The person attributed to a quote or a fact on the other hand may have been dishonest.

Answer 5

Right you are . One way is : voting for Rudy Giuliani .

Answer 6

Well to put it simply we can't, that's just how they do business and make money.