Even as the far-right gains ground with bold and simple stories, much of the political establishment still treats moderation as the only path to victory. Too often, liberal elites and cautious centrists confuse electoral management with real leadership.
If everybody lies then nobody is worth voting for. Don’t engage in the same bullshit.
Don’t expect to win a lot. Not in this and not in life in general.
Is oversimplifying lying and is lying inherently bad? Not necessarily and definitely not if you ask me, but by all means, feel free to feel otherwise.
I think it’s totally ethical to simplify things to a point where you sound convincing to people who don’t care about nuances to begin with. Making up random bullshit is where I draw the line.
Are Nazis eating children? Yeah, no, probably not. Do Nazis beat up innocent people? Well, not every single one of them, but if it helps me drive a point across, I can just not specify this. Will taxing the rich really solve all problems? Of course not, but a whole lot of them for sure. You get the idea.
Yes oversimplifying and lying are per definition bad and anti-democratic. I am surprised and a little terrified this even needs to be discussed. On Lemmy of all places.
Oversimplifying and merely simplifying are completely different things by the way. One is not telling the whole truth, the other tries to get the point across efficiently.
That is an opinion you are free to have