Ethics in Politics and Politician

In today’s world of people who demand instant gratification why would we think that politicians would not lie? And despite what they tell us they are lies and not just promise that could not be kept. Politicians are trying to make everyone happy or at least the special interested groups that seem to make their presence known all the time. No one could give answers that make everyone happy so politicians say what needs to be said at time for location they are at. Is this unethical, yes I think it is but most people do not think about what’s good for society just what’s good for them. And when politicians cannot carry out their promises they blame it on the other group so all these groups and people think it’s the other person’s fault. They did not get what they wanted from the politicians when really the politicians knew from the start they did not have a chance to do these usually outrages things. I think this best defines what happens in their eyes the most ,”that branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct, with respect to the rightness and wrongness of certain actions and to the goodness and badness of the motives and ends of such actions” (Dictionary.com, 2008). This more or less means the end justify the actions.

The best thing I can use as example is Mr. Obama’s promise to not extend the debt of the country, which he said time after time while election was going on. Now today he just ask for $9.6 Trillion dollars spending plan that well put even our great grand kids in debt. Also he gave all these speeches’ saying he wanted to help middle and lower income Americana’s keep their house and jobs. Yet his house bailout says in almost perfect language that its only helps people that are not over their heads in the house and that have not lost their jobs. Which leaves out over 600,000 of this middle to lower income people who voted for him? Again I ask is this ethical, I think not.

The media is whole another story, these people only say what they are paid to say to further their own agenda. Look at how they pushed Mr. Obama as the savor of America and now that he has not lived up to his word the media vary so much on how they report it. Those media outlets who are owned by people who backed his plan now give him great reviews. Yet some of them that were glorify him during election are now condemning him. Their job has been and should always be to just report the news and words used by politicians and not try to be public relation people for politicians.

I can only close by saying if we do not all start living up to our promises and actions then how can we try to expect politicians to do the same. We must start checking our own facts instead of using TV and newspaper as the gospel truth about anything. With the internet and a little time we can all check facts about what these people say and the truth of it.

By: Michael A Harris

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