Honesty and Ethics

Do we really believe we have to check our ethics at the door?

Are We Honest?

Do we really believe we have to check our ethics at the door?

Without honesty our lives fall apart, our relationships fall apart, we can not be trusted and widespread dishonestly will cause the collapse of any government, any nation, any business or any family.  If we are not honest, we are not moral, nor do we care about truth.  If honesty is not part of our moral code, our lives are based upon deception and falsehood.

Are we honest individually?  Do we keep our word?  If we promise to do something, if we promise to keep a confidence, if we promise not to do or not to say something, is our word our bond?  If we are employed by someone else, are we honest with our employer.  Do we give a full day’s work for a full day’s pay?  If we are an employer, do we pay our employees fairly and honestly?

Do you trust your government?  Do you trust the news media?  Do you believe that politicians are telling it to you straight?

Why don’t we trust all of our political leaders?  Why don’t we trust our news media?

Is it not evident that politicians often times say what they think you want to hear, rather than what they really believe?  Do politician’s actions match their words?  Do they say one thing to one group of people and something totally different to other people.  Similarly, some of the news media is more concerned with influence peddling than in truth peddling.

In this campaign season, it seems that some politicians are more interested in digging for dirt on their opponents than they are in talking about their track record or the issues honestly.  Many candidates are willing to misrepresent their opponent in order to take political advantage.  Do we want to elect politicians who will twist the truth in order to gain an advantage over someone else?  Are we so dogmatic in our support of a candidate that we don’t care if they are truthful?  Does dishonesty disqualify our candidate or do we just look the other way?

Are we so used to dishonesty in politics that we really don’t expect anyone to be honest?  Do we excuse the dishonesty of a politician because we feel all politicians are dishonest?

Guess what?  All politicians are not dishonest.  There are good and honest men who represent us.  Not every politician is honest, but some are.  I can name several honest politicians.  We should never excuse dishonesty because “everyone is dishonest”.  Everyone is not dishonest!

As frustrated as I am with politicians, I am equally frustrated that many voters and potential voters don’t care if their guy is honest.  We let many politicians get away with dishonesty because the news media and the general public don’t care about the truth.

We should care.  Honesty should be more important than political affiliation.  It should be more important that which party controls the White House or Congress.  It should be the most important qualification for election or re-election.

If you don’t care if your guy is honest, shame on you, you are part of the cause of the collapse of this great nation.

Truth and freedom are suffering right now.  Are we teaching our children and young people that it's okay to be dishonest?