Will you trust the politician promises?

Politician - Is politician always make false promises?
@yspmyl (3435)
Malaysia
March 30, 2011 5:10am CST
As we know that politician always make promises that they will benefits the people, it will be more when it is near to the election, all kind of promises and easily make at that time, but many have just disappear after they have won the election and never really keep their promises. This is how the politician attract people to vote them, do you agree with this? What is your point of view on this? Will the politician in your country really do what they have promises after they won the election?
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22 responses
@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
31 Mar 11
I do agree with you, politician are just good enough in promise!Especially if election is coming they can even give house-to-house visit, but once they won cant even see their shadow....nor their promise is left empty.This is really their asset in gaining
@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
6 Apr 11
That's is not acceptable. But we need to accept the facts that this is real. Politician is always a politician... I don't know if those politician still have conscience why they still in power since they knew for a fact that their fellow citizen is always ask for a cents...
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
7 Apr 11
That is why politician are call "politician" because they know how to play politic.
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
5 Apr 11
Yes, that is true that those politician can only be seen during election, and they can accept anything that they normally cannot accept, but once they have won the election, the people who talk bad about them will became their enemy and will get caught anytime if you do not follow and support them.
@stanley777 (9402)
• Philippines
28 Aug 11
Yes, in order for them to get our votes they have to promise what they will do once they get elected.I think this is one factor that can not be omitted in their campaign sorties.So thinking that they will do whatever they have said to do we cast our vote for them.The sad thing is most of them once they get the position they forget all their promises.
• Philippines
5 Sep 11
Yeah, it's a sad fact. Maybe because voters always want changes in the present system of government. Most of these promises came from newbie candidates but to our dismay they also follows their predecessors who just wants to get elected. And once they got the post there forgot everything they have promise. The sad thing is most of them used their position just to get rich.
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
5 Sep 11
Yeah, that is what those politician will do, they tend to forgot all their promises when they got selected. It will be good if there are rules that they have to write it down fulfill them one by one if they got selected.
• United States
31 Mar 11
I suspect that there may be some real people in the political arena but, for the most part, one is the same as the next. If they were treated as other employees who don't live up to snuff there'd be far more of them in the unemployment line than their respective political seat. Enjoy!
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
5 Apr 11
I guess what you trying to say is most of the politician are the same, and if in the private sector, if they cannot perform well, they will be in the unemployed line. Yes, that is true, we can sack the politician if they cannot keep their promises, what we can do is not to vote for them in the next election.
@sender621 (14893)
• United States
30 Mar 11
So many poliriciansmake promises that they never intend to keep., We just never know who will be there to lead us and who will just deceive us. i believe in letting those we elect have a chance to prove us right or wrong. We want to believe in our politican's but we don't always know that we can.
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
1 Apr 11
That is painful that we vote for someone who gave us unknown promises that we never know whether he/she will fulfill or not. We always hope for something better when we vote for someone and if he/she never keep his/her promises, then we have to wait for the next election and give another person a chance to prove that he/she is the right one for us that will really fight for the people.
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
1 Apr 11
That is painful that we vote for someone who gave us unknown promises that we never know whether he/she will fulfill or not. We always hope for something better when we vote for someone and if he/she never keep his/her promises, then we have to wait for the next election and give another person a chance to prove that he/she is the right one for us that will really fight for the people.
@aeiou78 (3445)
• Malaysia
30 Mar 11
Most of the politicians will keep their promises ONLY when they are won in the election. No matter how, they are politicians. Forever, the politicians are not our God. Whenever there is something bad to our society or our country, they are the one who escape first to oversea. In this coming election within the whole country, Malaysia, I shall just vote whatever the obligation as a citizen should. Whether the voted party will win or not, I am not concerning at all.
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
31 Mar 11
It is not necessary that politician who won the election will keep their promises, there are politician who won the election that never really show their face and go and see the people anymore, they just stay in the office and wait for the money to come at the end of the month. Actually, which party won the election is quite important especially at this stage, where certain party have been holding the majority position for too long and these politician think that they can do anything that they like. So, it is time to make them have less sit in the parliament so that they know that they have to really be careful with what they going to say and what they going to do.
@aeiou78 (3445)
• Malaysia
31 Mar 11
Yeah! We want to know if our society is mature enough to accept the change. We also want to know about the fact of democracy in our society. The existing party couldn't change our life and mindset. As a result, they have to change.
@devijay78 (1573)
• India
31 Mar 11
Hi yspmyl. I know better than to trust any politician's words. Does not matter who it is. Here in India, there are scams wherever you go and whichever direction you turn. So it would be utter foolishness to trust the promises made by a politician especially before the election. It anyway benefits only the people who are below poverty line and not middle class people like us who neither have much money nor have less.
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
5 Apr 11
Hi devijay78, If the politician can do something that benefits the people that are below the poverty line, it is not too bad. At least they do something to help the people, I think people who are in he middle income range will always do not get the benefit from the government project or policy but these people always need to pay more for what the government did.
@r0ck_r0ck (1952)
• India
30 Mar 11
i saw this joke in a movie where the guys asks ''Do you know what happens when you gives Politician Vaigra?!' 'It grows!'' My point is most em sitting there are kindof a lair doing nothing just filling their own pockets.
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
1 Apr 11
Yes, you are right, whoever that have won the election will always became richer because their are so many undisclosed benefits that we do not know, they are in the better position to get more money easily and get their own project approved more easily where they can approve it using their own authority and power. That is why so many people wanted to be a politician. How many politician are really wanted to work for the peoples?
@Netsbridge (3253)
• United States
30 Mar 11
You mean like the anti-war and oil independence promises political conservative Barack Obama made to gain the votes of peace-loving free Americans? Nope! Just rhetorics! Barack Hussein Obama is just another warlike political conservative just like his cousin George W. Bush!
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
4 Apr 11
That is how these politician won the election by giving promises that people like to listen and with hope that what he promises is real.
@mac1946 (1602)
• Calgary, Alberta
30 Mar 11
My belief is that every politician must take a special school course,in that they must practice lying until they can convince the teacher that what they are saying is the truth. 98% of politician's are lawyers,or the very rich,who's only concern is how to get richer. There are many reasons why the world is in the sad shape we find ourselves,but this could be cleared up quite easy,but there is no way any politician will ever do what is needed.
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
1 Apr 11
I think those politician do not need to take any special course to learn how to lie, but that is their born talent that actually already in their soul and body, that is why we all as a people will never know what is in the politician mind, and it is hard to know when the politician lies until he/she have won the election.
@mkchaves (530)
• Canada
30 Mar 11
No. We've had politician say promising things, make us all believe that they're sincere. Well, they looked sincere but once they're in the office, those promises we're just mere words, empty promises. It's really sad because we trusted those politicians and we gave them the right to lead us and make our lives better but they're the ones that ruin it for us. :( I know I should not generalize because there are those that keeps their promises, but only a few, sad to say.
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
1 Apr 11
I believe those politician that never keep their promises will not stay long on the position. We the people are not as stupid as what they thought, there are proof that people can control what they want from what happen to many countries recently where their president were force to step down because of they never take care of their people. So, let the people work together to get rid of these kind of power craze politician.
@polaris77 (2039)
• Bacau, Romania
30 Mar 11
I don't trust any politician any more;after I turned 18 I have always done my duty as a citizen and went to vote,but things went from bad to worse,and it seems that politicians in my country are only good at arguing in parliament while people are getting poorer and poorer,the inflation gets higher and higher and so on.Honestly,I'm sick of politics and especially politicians,all of them ,regardless that they are at power or in opposition,;luckily there are many other things in life which are much more interesting than politics.
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
1 Apr 11
Yeah, you are right, politician are always only fight for power and they only think of their own benefits, they will never think about their people. From what I have learn from the past experiences, only new and young politician will take care of the people, those old politician are so cunning and very rare will really take care of their people, they only fight on something less important related to their power or authority in the parliament but never trying to solve the people problem with priority.
@CONDLAUR (134)
• Romania
30 Mar 11
thats the last find i should do. Believe a politician. What next? Believe a stranger to let him in the house that he wants to make a phone? And after that he tries to attack me. That how politician work. They get under your skin, tell you lies and after that they make things only for their benefits.
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
1 Apr 11
You are quite right, we always give chances to the politician with hope and after they have won the election, they will start to look for chances to implement all kind of taxes on the people....so call for the people's goodness but actually for their own benefits.
• China
31 Mar 11
I donot trust the politician fully. what the said either cannot be realized or will be discout
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
5 Apr 11
Yes, many people have the same impression on politician like you. And not many politician can really keep their promises.
• Finland
30 Mar 11
I find it that politicians promise too much. And many of them don't give straight answers. Someone who can't say his or her opinion straight, doesn't get my vote. But I think some politicians mean what they say. But when they get to the office, their power gets limited, because there are so many people with different opinions working there. And to get atleast any promise made, you need some support. That means you have to compromise to get atleast some of your promises done. That's democracy. Even though some party gets more votes and more representatives, there are representatives of other parties and they together make laws, sometimes good, sometimes bad.
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
5 Apr 11
For me once you have promised something to the people, you have to make it become real, there are no excuses that you cannot keep your promises because of other factors. If there are too many obstacles to keep your promises, you should never promise to the people. I believe politician will never consider that, what they want is only to win the election and get the people vote by giving a lot of empty promises.
@piya84 (2580)
• India
30 Mar 11
Its same everywhere.They are great talker but do nothing.Most of the promises just vaporize.Atlist in India this is how situation is.
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
31 Mar 11
Yeah! You are right! Most of the politician are the same.
• Philippines
2 Apr 11
95% of politicians are just bluffing; sure they break their promises.
@vannyt (343)
• Philippines
30 Mar 11
Trust, not really but hopeful most probably. Let's face it, politicians are good in making promises but only a few could make even one of their several promises. I don't rely on them to make things happen, self-reliance and hard work would make me survive and not those idealistic promises that could take hundreds of years before coming true. But if they do fulfill one, I would be happy.
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
1 Apr 11
It is true, if every politician can fulfill one of their promises, the world and life will be much better.
@dznurani (160)
• Indonesia
30 Mar 11
trust crisis is happening in my country especially to the government, party and politician. I never believe them and I don't depend my life to the government anyway. I believe they'll pay for what they have done now or in another life
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
31 Mar 11
Many people do not believe in politician, just because they have made too many empty promises that never really be realized. I think if the politician will think like how you think, I mean if they think that they have to pay back of what they have done now, they will probably will never became a politician.
@Janexiao (173)
• China
30 Mar 11
I have to admit that, some of the politicians are really very good, they often think about labors' benefits, but their strengths are limited, it's very hard to realize, and it may take many years.Like in china now,the inflation is very serious,and the house and education are very pricy.Our primister is trying his best to deal with these things, i hope it can be solved
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
31 Mar 11
Yeah, among the politician, there are also good politician that will do their best for the people. We should appreciate then because it is very rare to have a good politician.
• Philippines
20 Apr 11
To be honest, I do not trust politicians. With a few exceptions, politicians in general only want three things--money, power and influence. The rest is just a dressing. Trust me. I know.