Contempt for the people - exposing the liars

06JAN25-v0.2 revised by grok

Currently, politicians and public servants seem immune to the consequences of their tendency to "reimagine the truth." The evidence that politicians escape accountability for their lies, including those perpetuated by "the Narrative," is undeniable. These lies often relate to topics that are the subject of conspiracy theories, showing general contempt for both truth and the public.

Thus, WOTE proposes a new branch of "equity law" for moral guidance tailored to the shifting realities of the 21st century regarding respect for the truth. We live in a "post-truth age" where politicians and lawyers routinely present enormous falsehoods, seemingly with an assumed dispensation from telling the truth. If all lawyers were obligated to tell the truth, there would be no need for juries to determine which set of lies was least credible. Therefore, there should be two new offences: "contempt for the truth" and "contempt for the public." Those in positions of power, including judiciary members, politicians, media, lawyers, and public servants, would be required to acknowledge and explain when they've been caught lying, and they would be publicly tagged.

Non-cooperation would lead to an assumption of guilt, resulting in public shaming on a "wall of shame." Lies would be categorized from "genuine misunderstanding" to "banged to rights," with a weighting factor to assess the real-world impact of the lie. This would affect their "credibility credit rating," potentially with public opinion tested through a Twitter vote.

Initially, no specific sanctions beyond naming and shaming are proposed. Lies and truths would be listed together, making the arrogance visible for public scrutiny. If individuals or organizations are wrongly accused, they can seek recourse through traditional laws concerning libel and defamation. This system could be likened to an extended version of community notes combined with a trust pilot, especially since many AI and fact-checker platforms appear biased by disinformation agendas. (Some interesting input on this aspect by Facebook's Zuckerberg today).

The finest propaganda, as exemplified by students of Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's propaganda master, is 99% truth mixed with 1% potent lies and malice.

This WoteFix* will undoubtedly be contentious, but action must be taken to restore respect for the truth and set examples.

The level of misinformation we've witnessed, especially since the Pandemic, where fake news and disinformation were sanctioned under the guise of public interest, is staggering. This misinformation has been associated with events like the pandemic, Net Zero policies, the Rotherham abuse scandal, the Post Office Horizon scandal, the Stockport terrorist attack, and the yet-to-be-revealed truths about the Ukraine financial schemes.

Finally, the real motives behind Rachel Reeves' plans to nationalize UK farming land, the last significant asset not under government control, are becoming clear. These plans seem to be a strategy to raise funds for the government's faltering economic policies by selling the land to private equity funds, reminiscent of Blair and Brown's PFI (Private Finance Initiative) schemes.

Expect similar revelations around Angela Rayner's fantasy housing policy.

*WoteFix- is an initiative to highlight discussion topics and subjects that need fixing but are not policy documents (WOTE will not be doing policy, remember?) but deserve to be noted and discussed with politicians who are smart enough to acknowledge and understand the significant bond of trust represented by the Wote Pledge.

And now there is https://notebooklm.google.com/

This post is now discussed by a Google AI bot that turned it into a podcast.

If your mind is not totally boggled by this, then check you still have a pulse...