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| May 20, 2009 5:23 am |
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re: re: re: re: Seeds Of Greatness Motivational Minute |
Thomas Holford
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Joseph sayeth:
> If you tell me something that is the truth you can not expect any credit for it because after all it is true.
> If you tell me something ambiguous you can expect full credit for it because you are the author of that ambiguity.
> Ambiguity is politically correct these days and truth is not.
This is an interesting variation on a proposition that always seemed sensible to me but also seemed to fall into the category of "politically incorrect".
High-minded "good government" types always deplore "negative campaigning" during political campaigns. (In fact, that is the rationale for the McCain-Feingold campaign finance restrictions.)
But banning or suppressing "negative campaigning" creates an uneven playing field that disadvantages saints and favors scoundrels.
If there is nothing bad that can be said about a saintly politician running for office, then there is no purpose in banning "negative campaigning".
If there are lots of embarrassing scandals and misconduct that can be disclosed about a politician who is a scoundrel, banning "negative campaigning" rely deprives voters of "truth".
Banning negative campaining is an instance of ambiguity (or circumspection) being favored over truth.
T. G. Holford
Private Reply to Thomas Holford (new win) |
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