Whether you prefer democratic politicians, republican politicians or, independent politicians, the politicians, all of them........lie. They lie, telling you what "you" want to hear, so they can be elected. So, berating any one of them for lying, is senseless.
If a politician told the truth (not what you want to hear), he or she would not get elected.
So, let's take a hypothetical politician who tells the truth:
This politician's stance is, "I will tell you the truth about the situation and what needs to be done."
1. "As a species, we have very divergent beliefs, which via religion, personal experiences and heritage, and it is these differences that make us intolerant of one another, to the point sometimes of advocating and carrying out violence towards one another (i.e., war). Try as we might, we will most likely, not overcome these differences, so war is occasionally inevitable, thus militaries must be maintained."
2. There will always be some faction/government that wants to take over the entire planet. We've seen it time and again and are seeing it now, in the form of religious fanaticism.
3. Our small blue planet has a finite amount of resources and land and as such can only support a number of human habitants before exhausting such resources. Because of a combination of religious teachings and family heritage, trying to convince the people to limit its population willingly is unlikely and thus will in all probably lead to massive starvation and war for resources.
4. Greed overcomes reason and thus, those with the most capital, will always seek to control those with less and provide those with less, with as minimal as possible while maximizing profit. The bottom line is that the almighty dollar rules.
Our candidate's platform:
1. Tax penalties for those having more than two children.
2. Keep religion out of politics and politicians. Use of force against those who would try to usurp this.
3. A strong military.
4. A democratic socialist society with strong support for its people in illness and in health (the US is currently 31st in health care).
5. Restrict development outside urban areas. Take abandoned properties, as well as buy up properties to return to the wild for the planet's sake.
6. Get rid of gas-consuming internal combustion engines and replace with other fuel sources.
7. Maximize solar and wind energy and not penalize families for turning away from hydro-electric sources of energy.
8. One simple tax system for all, with no tax loopholes for the rich.
9. Radically change the educational system and no longer allow foreigners to come into the US, be taught at its best colleges, then return with what they've learned to their own nation, without having agreed to commit to working in the US with what they've learned for a period of five years.
10. As law enforcement is a "reactive" force and arrive on the scene of crimes, only after people are made victims, cease threatening the taking of weapons for self-defense (i.e., firearms) and ensure the legal ownership and carrying of weapons by law-abiding citizens.
11. Denying the existence of global warming in the face of rapidly disappearing glaciers, a shrinking North Pole and sinking islands, necessitating the relocation of populations, means we must end CO2 emissions.
12. As we are using up our natural resources, those who work in the dwindling resources sector, must be retrained into other fields.
Now, if a candidate stood on such a platform:
The religious wouldn't vote for the candidate.
The rich wouldn't vote for the candidate.
The anti-war liberals wouldn't vote for the candidate.
The Capitalists wouldn't vote for the candidate.
He or she just could not be elected.
However, as long as the politician continues to tell you what you want to hear, you will vote for him/her.
