POLS 3440 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: War Measures Act, Dalton Mcguinty, Ontario General Election, 2003
21 Mar 2017
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The politics of lying (cid:498)a lie is a statement that is intended to deceive others(cid:499) maureen ramsay. Theorists tell us that a lie is not simply the opposite of the truth, because telling the truth is not necessarily the same as being truthful: people may be truthful, yet be wrong. They may honestly think they are telling the truth, but if they are mistaken, without any intention to deceive, they may still be said to be truthful, even if what they say cannot be classified as the truth. Political leaders whom we regard as lying to us will often defend themselves by saying, no, they told us what they believed at the time was the truth. Realists would argue that lying is justified when it is required to defend national or strategic interests against enemies of the state, such as terrorist groups or rogue nations.
