The Cost of Lies

Food for thought.

We know that politicians are known for lying and that “dark triad” traits are said to be a benefit – nay, even a prerequisite – for leadership. I know many examples IRL of leaders in business and academia who constantly lie, lie freely, lie without shame or remorse; therefore, complete dishonesty seems to be a characteristic of leadership in many fields. I see the same in Der Movement as well.

What can we say about fundamentally dishonest leadership?

One argument would be that if these lies are deception to benefit the leader’s group, then the lying is justified. Fine - but many of the lies are purely self-serving for the leader’s personal interests, and sometimes harm the group. Another, more sophisticated argument, would be that while those lies may be sometimes harmful, they’re characteristic of a personality type which is otherwise a net benefit for the leader’s group. Perhaps - but those lies have a cost, a significant cost, and maybe the "net benefit" is not really a benefit at all. Maybe all of those lies led to the downfall of America and the West, and maybe all of the constant lying led to constant failure of Der Movement.


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