tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post3531633981495885977..comments2023-10-24T04:29:23.693-06:00Comments on Atheist Ethicist: Dishonesty in Romney Campaign AdvertisementAlonzo Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-5901194026246893222011-11-23T16:39:43.566-07:002011-11-23T16:39:43.566-07:00mr k
we have laws against libel and false adver...mr k<br /> we have laws against libel and false advertisement. but they are pretty weak, for good reason. it is safer to allow people to make false claims and allow other people to correct them then it is to make government the arbitrator of truth. (a position that begs to be misused) furthermore defamation laws in other coutries are often horrendously misused for political gain, to silence victims, and to destroy whistle-blowers.<br /><br /> in short Mr. k, while it isn't pretty, it's better than the alternative. it is our responsiblity to condemn these falshoods vehemently, so that they carry consequences and hopefully won't happen again. using the force of law for these types of problems would be disastrous.Kristopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08544209777124068097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-75934417123805698142011-11-23T03:03:58.200-07:002011-11-23T03:03:58.200-07:00It bothers me that the US doesn't seem to have...It bothers me that the US doesn't seem to have any legislation about the kind of political adverts that are run, so adverts which involve blatant mistruths get run. Sure, the opponent can correct the perception, but not everyone who saw the original advert will see the new oneMr Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158562661305595169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-80995679855499687582011-11-23T00:01:01.921-07:002011-11-23T00:01:01.921-07:00I hope this doesn't come across as condescendi...I hope this doesn't come across as condescending, but there is something I think that you and everyone else who writes about American politics needs to understand. Politics, as I'm sure you are already aware, is a terribly dirty sport. This much can be confirmed simply by tuning in to Fox News. But out of all of the lawlessness and dishonesty inherent to politics, no one, and I mean no one - not Fox News, not Rush, not Hannity, not Clinton, not anyone - can rival the incredible ability of Mitt Romney to lie. <br /><br />It seems to me that Romney's ability to deceive can be attributed to the brazenness with which he does it. His incredibly successful strategy can be summarized as follows: if you're going to lie, <i>go big</i>. Make your contradictions of yourself so utterly clear that, when someone tries to point them out, people will think to themselves "it is simply not possible that someone could flip-flop so shamelessly. There must be some mistake."Austin Nedvedhttp://postpostmodernism.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-56019735668781392602011-11-22T19:46:25.872-07:002011-11-22T19:46:25.872-07:00Alonzo,
I wanted to get your opinion on whether o...Alonzo,<br /><br />I wanted to get your opinion on whether or not having a debt jubilee would be a good idea.<br /><br />Topic for a future blog post, perhaps?mojo.rhythmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901306439675127615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-89541788714795115362011-11-22T09:16:06.383-07:002011-11-22T09:16:06.383-07:00And people wonder why I say the President doesn...And people wonder why I say the President doesn't really matter. Why don't people understand that he is just a figurehead?Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03990322814323436035noreply@blogger.com