Many people will ask who gets to decide what a lie is? This mentions an “independent judicial process”. Courts and juries generally have a good record of establishing truth, so it will be interesting to see how this works.
One of the little realized aspects of so much of 21st-century politics being lies - is how inefficient it makes life. Technology and change are accelerating. Yet every instance our political discourse wastes time countering lies, it’s taking valuable time away from solving problems.
Many people will ask who gets to decide what a lie is? This mentions an “independent judicial process”. Courts and juries generally have a good record of establishing truth, so it will be interesting to see how this works.
One of the little realized aspects of so much of 21st-century politics being lies - is how inefficient it makes life. Technology and change are accelerating. Yet every instance our political discourse wastes time countering lies, it’s taking valuable time away from solving problems.
I feel that intent should also be an important factor. Intentional lies should be a much more serious offense than accidental ones.
For sure. Though I think by definition the word “lie” implies the intent. Anything accidental is just getting your facts wrong.