Would you rather vote for a party that told the whole truth but only stood for say 75% of what you believe in?

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Or would you vote for a party that tells you what you want to hear and then just hope they are telling the truth?

Do you choose which party you will vote for based on what you saw in the news headlines in the weeks leading up to an election?

Or do you vote for the party your family has always voted for, without giving it any serious thought as to why? Do you question any of the stories that you are told of events gone by or do you just believe them?

Or something else? 

Do you get passionate about the party you vote for, when deep down, if you were being honest with yourself, you possibly don't even know that much about the party and what they really stand for?

Is there a party that doesn't lie or exaggerate the truth to strengthen their projected status?

Given that the government re-acts to the publics opinion, which is driven by the stories that the media portray, would I be right in thinking that the media are in fact running the country?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Whoa. One Question at a time. I reckon you need more points.

All of those are good questions. I will just answer the one about the Media running the country. The People vote, so on paper it is still  "We, the People" running things. That's why we have freedom of the press. It educates the voters. 

But here's where it gets interesting. Through out most of America's history there were hundreds of independent newspapers that wrote about whatever they felt like. Sure, many of them were biased, some were even proud of it, and openly declared their party loyalty. But the point is there were many voices.

Today, nearly everything you can read, watch or listen to is produced a handful of multinational corporations. Let's say for the purpose of argument that they are unbiased in how they report. What about all the things they decide aren't news? Simply by reporting something mass media creates an issue, simply by not covering something they suppress it. 

Even if those huge media companies are not all in on a massive conspiracy to manipulate the public. The voters do not get to hear as many ideas as they used to, and political discourse suffers. 

Star for you. Hope to see more stuff from you in the future.

Anonymous · Answer

There is no party that tells the whole truth. At least no party that ever won an election. The media doesn't run the country, the government does. The media has influence but they are not the only entity with influence.

tammy b · Answer

if times are good...they vote for the same party.
if times are bad...they vote for the opposite.
obviously, people this election fell for the hope and change.  without realizing that obama is a crooked politician just like the rest of them.  he's no different.  as a matter of fact, he's an illinois politician which make's him even more crooked.

Anonymous · Answer

A completely honest, political party, the two don`t go together.

Anonymous · Answer

Vote Monster Raving Loony Party.  They do what is on written on the tin. http://www.omrlp.com/

Seldon Surak · Answer

I'll go with complete honesty and 75% agreement.

Anonymous · Answer

i don't follow party lines...i vote for who i feel would be the best person for the job.

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Would you rather vote for a party that told the whole truth but only stood for say 75% of what you believe in?

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