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I wish politicians could only tell the truth. (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

People are tribal. They would still follow their favourite politician, even though they blatantly said how they feel about their constituents. People would justify it by saying the politician was speaking metaphorically, or that’s actually what they believe now. They would use religion to justify the politician’s remarks, and slowly change their own beliefs to fit with the tribe’s.

So… no change.