tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289360952268100151.post6794462345306266830..comments2023-07-03T20:51:02.321+10:00Comments on traverselife: On politics, ethics, integrity and lying. Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09715879775216108688noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289360952268100151.post-85107763621825667622014-03-04T23:31:45.108+11:002014-03-04T23:31:45.108+11:00Hi Sue .. politicians are short-term thinkers .. w...Hi Sue .. politicians are short-term thinkers .. worrying about re-elected next time around .. <br /><br />But I guess these and free speech rather than a dictator with no rules, other than I rule.<br /><br />Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289360952268100151.post-45769855192611673462014-02-10T10:10:46.243+11:002014-02-10T10:10:46.243+11:00+Gerardine, I've heard other people say simila...+Gerardine, I've heard other people say similar things, which is sad. We need people with integrity in politics and we need for them to have friends who hold them accountable! <br /><br />+Matt, indeed, there are few professions where wanton lies are condoned. I know you'll work incredibly hard to make a difference and I'd be honoured to have the opportunity to hold you to account.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715879775216108688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289360952268100151.post-73183470100106506042014-02-09T22:11:37.364+11:002014-02-09T22:11:37.364+11:00Hi Sue
Nicely put, would be interesting to further...Hi Sue<br />Nicely put, would be interesting to further juxtapose different 'professions' and their tolerance of the 'fudging' phenomenon. Academics would be hounded out of their university, legal officers would be de-bared or arrested, CEOs of listed companies sued or jailed, but time and again, and generally after the fact, we are asked to accept the nuance between what may and may not have been a core commitment from our political leaders. <br /><br />Regards<br />Matt P<br /><br />Ps <br />If the opportunity does eventuate for me this year, I will be ever so pleased to have you keeping check on my own authenticity and integrity. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648158284901720287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289360952268100151.post-89001896866443652232014-02-08T11:02:10.107+11:002014-02-08T11:02:10.107+11:00Good one Sue. I confess that my recent response t...Good one Sue. I confess that my recent response to a friend who is contemplating a move into politics "to make a difference" was that she is naive and deluded. From a cynical viewpoint, the only difference she'll make is to herself and her personal integrity through the blurring of her "line in the sand", rationalised as political pragmatism. Gerardine Rudolphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08549794927068087486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289360952268100151.post-54510691202726243722014-02-04T21:20:05.344+11:002014-02-04T21:20:05.344+11:00Thanks Alan. I know people go into politics for no...Thanks Alan. I know people go into politics for noble reasons and I really feel for them. I wonder how much bullying and coercion takes place and can imagine the impact that has on a good person and their family. I do believe they can't all be bad but to speak out? I doubt it'll happen - we don't treat whistle blowers at all well and the personal cost is huge. But it's what is desperately needed ...Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715879775216108688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289360952268100151.post-5389041090471537822014-02-04T20:45:34.119+11:002014-02-04T20:45:34.119+11:00Powerful post, Sue. We have been trained, like Pav...Powerful post, Sue. We have been trained, like Pavlov's dog, to behave a certain way when our politicians open their mouths. Unfortunately the good ones wind up being tarred with the same brush as the refuse and we all end up losers. Alan Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02520516221738802061noreply@blogger.com