What Does It Mean To Be Truthful?

It seems that ever since birth we are perpetually bombarded by the phrase “Never tell a lie”, the idea of being truthful is depicted as being the foundation of being a morally sound human. Our society tells us that we are morally obligated to be truthful and to praise the truth or the “truth” that they claim to be so. At first glance, the concept of truth seems to be one stating the facts or the actuality. However, isn’t possible for someone’s claim of truth to be different than my own even though we both fully believe what we are saying accurately represents reality? To me, it appears that truth is constructed by what we experience and believe which shapes what we ultimately think and believe.

For many the United States serves as the model

From what I’ve been taught throughout my education in the America’s public school system, at its core a democratic state allows all eligible citizens to vote their opinion, exercise civic rights and are guaranteed the right of representation. Most can agree that we need knowledge in order to discern what is true or not so that we can make the best decision for our countries. I do find that truth is indeed needed in order for a democracy to be a true democracy, what I mean is that all citizens must be provided knowledge and truthful knowledge in order for them to make the best sound decisions. If one were to use this as the baseline for truth in a democracy I would then go on to argue that in reality, the United States is not a democracy. One example that made me question the validity of the United

My mother was born into and grew up in communist China, she would often tell me stories of how the communist party used propaganda in order to rally the people and convince them that implementing communism would be beneficial to them. My mother said that she was told that they lived in heaven like place whereas the rest of the world lived in hell even though most families were living in very poor conditions. During school, she along with her classmates were forced to pledge their life and loyalty to Mao and the communist party, which I often jokingly compared to the pledge of allegiance. She said that she would say these pledges so many times that she believed it to be true and didn’t question what she was told. Although thankfully now the radical ideology that my mother was brainwashed by has gradually disappeared from China dictator like countries like North Korea have not been so fortunate. I’ve often wondered in what political structures do politicians pervert the truth and why is this