Unusual Epiphany

I had a rather startling understanding a few days ago.

People prefer to be lied to rather than face change.

No this is not about me or something I have or haven't done, this is about our current political leaders and politics in general. In Australia we have had the right wing Liberal / National Coalition in power for over ten years, and our Prime Minister is John Howard.

During this time period John Howard has been caught out on some huge lies, not small ones mind you and not the *I didn't know" ones either. These are out and out lies.

• Children Overboard
• Costello Howard Handover
• No Interest Rate Rises

You can scroll down and read about each of these. My point is not about what the lies are but the public's acceptance and approval of the lies. Recent polls have suggested that people believe Howard lies, but they would still vote for him!

So let's get this straight, you can lie and get caught out, but that's OK for people? Remember George Bush Senior and his bald faced lie that he would not increase taxes if he was voted in as President? He knew it was a lie (everyone did after the overspending of Reagan) but he said it with a straight face. His opponent honsetly admitted that yes taxes would probably have to be increased to pay the debt off.

The American people knew the truth, but they still voted for the person who told them what they wanted to hear and not the truth whichb was harder to hear.

Look I am not a naiive person by any shake of the leg and I am not a morals high horse either. But if there is no truth anywhere and there is no accountability anymore what do we have left? We are supposed to live in a democracy (yeah right that went out the window years ago), but we now live in a semi dictatorial society where we are lied to and the vast majority of people accept this as the norm.

I am starting to thing there now needs to be a revolution! So let's rise up and tell lies too, after all who cares we just need to tell better lies than they are!

The Children Overboard Scandal
Just before the previous Federal Election a boat carrying refugees was sinking in front of an Australian warship. Pictures were taken that looked like the parents were throwing their children overboard. Howard and the Liberal party used this issue to deflect attention away from other issues and the ploy worked, returning the Liberal Coalition to power. However the refugees were doing no such thing, in fact the parents were tryigto save the lives of their children as their ship sank. Howard had been told in the days leading up the election the truth, but he denies this, subsequently when the truth did come out Howard just ignored the fact that he had lied consitently to the Australian people even after he knew the truth.

Costello / Howard Handover
Recently the Federal Treasurer has publicly akcnowledged that Howard agreed to give up the Leadership after a specified time period. Other people in the meeting corraborated the the information, but yet again John Howard denies denies denies.

No new Interest Rate Rises Under a Liberal Coalition Government
Well let's just say that history speaks for itself and the rises we have already had show up that porky.

Truth Overboard (555k)
By the Australian Labour Party

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