What are the biggest lies being told today by western politicians?

	What are the biggest lies being told today by western politicians? Asked By: Arctic Dancer - 9/5/2011

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"We go to war to prevent civilian massacres" "Palestinians should accept whatever terms the US and UK offer them. Those who don't are terrorists and anti-semites." "Economically isolating and breaking up Yugoslavia was a great idea." "International sanctions really help those living under dictators. Just ask Iraq and Zimbabwe." "Workfare helps reduce unemployment." "We are cutting spending to reduce the deficit" "Cutting taxes and creating enterprise zones will create jobs and get the economy moving again while we get to work reducing the deficit." (May 2010) "The public has no right to know who Fred Goodwin was shagging while RBS crashed" "Mervyn King knows what he is talking about" "George Osborne is economically credible" "Deficit spending ruins economies" "There is nothing wrong in subsidising BAE systems to sell arms to foreign dictators and it's good for the economy." "Arming four new submarines with 192 nuclear warheads (to add to our existing 225) is in the interests of national security" "We mustn't upset tax avoiders and tax fraudsters or else they'll move abroad." "We should do everything that international banks and the financial services industry tells us to do. They are better placed to run the country than democratically elected leaders." "Somalia is experiencing famine and civil war because the women are having too many kids." Answered By: Yahoo! it - 9/6/2011

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1. Unlimited economic growth is both desirable and possible. 2. The Earth is infinitely big and so we can keep on developing it and exploiting it and nothing will go wrong. 3. Massive population growth is okay (see 2 for reason). 4. Free market capitalism is the only answer to every solution (that's the most popular one at the moment, but substitute any other blindly adhered-to ideology if you prefer). 5. China's government is not in the same human rights category as the Taliban or Gaddafhi. 6. They are always right and the opposition is always wrong. Answered By: Syd - 9/6/2011

There's room at the top they are telling you still... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N_rNz2oAGA Answered By: redronin1 - 9/6/2011

How long have you got - they've become so blatant they don't even care when they're caught out! Answered By: proud walker - 9/5/2011

That they care about ''world peace'' and ending hunger and poverty when all they care about is power, oil and money. FREE PALESTINE! :) Answered By: Joyce - 9/5/2011

We need Multiculturalism. and Immigrants have as much claim to our Country as we do. Both of these are lies told by the ignorant and the greedy. Answered By: Smity - 9/5/2011

Asking for the truths would be a shorter list.... Answered By: George Harrison - 9/5/2011

Insignificant compared to the North Koreans Answered By: Andrew - 9/5/2011

Ontario needs to be invaded. Bring our troops home and invade that monstrosity of evil. Look at Ontario. The land of decadence and evil. Answered By: Lares - 9/5/2011

Excuses for slaughtering thousands of innocent men,women and children in the east. Answered By: elo2joe - 9/5/2011

That Keynesian policy's work Answered By: Common Sense So Rare Its A Super Power - 9/5/2011

"Trickle-down doesn't work." That is the biggest lie being told by any politician telling it, any clueless armchair "economist" asserting it and any worthless nay-saying econ professor whose salary is being HANDED to him as a direct result of trickle-down from tuition payments. ALSO... "The border [with Mexico] is safer now than it has ever been." -Janet Napolitano Answered By: El Tecolote - 9/5/2011

Basically, EVERYTHING!! Answered By: Stop Crime - 9/5/2011

"We don't need to control public spending." - Ed Miliband. Answered By: your grandad - 9/5/2011

That there was ever a single penny of surplus during the Clinton administration. Answered By: Bill G VII - 9/5/2011

The biggest lies are the ones that they aren't telling us --because we don't wish to hear them.. They are not telling us that : We are going to experience a steady decline in living standards which will last a generation and more . That we should be reducing government expenditure and debt even more quickly than we are currently doing so ,which means experiencing a lot more pain than we ever envisaged . That we should be energetically tackling the problem of over population -- virtually no immigration , removal of illegals , and removal of tax breaks and benefits after the second child. That we should be rapidly building nuclear power stations. And there are so many more . Answered By: hoarseman - 9/5/2011

Multiculturalism works. Answered By: Riley - 9/5/2011

That they are telling us the truth. Answered By: Ironic Dick - 9/5/2011

'I don't care if I get, actually I really don't.' Last words from Sarcozy are down 4 to 10. 'This has nothing to do with popularity!' still at 9 Jim Crow loving David "spot" Moron. 'Our members love professionalism, they deserve their house (at<Removed>)' still at 8 (and don't you hate being a japanese unionist?). 'The police have earnt their new powers.' Remaining stubbornly at 7 for the nineth week. 'Gaddafi pointed out who killed the Kennedies and after all it wasn't you and me.' New Inn (Buxton). 'I love whities.' Selected armed forces at 5. Here's a word from our sponsor: ADVERTISEMENT Conservative Bright Future http://theavprofessional.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/neutron-bomb1.jpg 'Nonextermination policy of Israel.' The Darleks are at 4. 'The web, DVDs, family, memorial parks, phone apps (especially 'who wants to be rich'), business sponsorship and TV educational programmes (not a biocracker) is very much an issue that demands Lucy Mycock.' Yes the Hunters are just two away. 'I predicted a riot and enjoyed my joll in Japan as many of my collegues did.' Kaiser Chiefs are knocked off the top spot (geddit?!?!?!) and sit at number 2 so onto the number one political lie this decade: 'I am not a confederate.' Seal. Source(s): U.S - AWOI, ACW, WW1 and WW2 UK - 1939 to 1941, trade (500 years+), Othello (17th century), abolition of slavery (beginning of 19th century), Thatcher was a racist moron now have drink of ginger beer and think about it. (aka "Civilisation" as fought for (and intellectually) victorious on Yahoo! months and months ago.) Answered By: Future OFCOM Equity - 9/5/2011

Mr Osborne: The public finance figures are out today, and they show that the British economy and the British Government are on track to reduce the budget deficit, as we forecast in the Budget. On a day like this, in a week like this, for the Opposition to suggest that we should abandon our credible deficit reduction plan shows how out of touch they are with what is going on in the world today. One from Vince Cable regarding the Thameslink contract that is being given to Siemens instead of Bombadier: “The former Labour government drew up very narrow tender terms for this contract which gave the current Transport Secretary clearly no choice in the matter.” Also: We're all in this together We have no plans to privatise the NHS The cuts are necessary and not ideological There are loads more, but that will do for now. Answered By: Mac the Knife - 9/5/2011

That immigration is good for the country Answered By: S Claus - 9/5/2011

You can judge for yourself, because its every time they open their mouths. Answered By: old grumpy - 9/5/2011

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