I can't remember the word to describe sleazy politicians who just make fake promises?
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The word i think start from D but i could be wrong. Its is used to describe politician who duped people by making tall promises but don't do anything.
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The word i think start from D but i could be wrong. Its is used to describe politician who duped people by making tall promises but don't do anything.
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The word is just politicians!
– Skooba
7 hours ago
My guess is that on average, Democrats (socialists, left-leaning politicians in general) are more likely than Republicans (and other right-leaning, "small government" supporting politicians) to promise things they don't actually deliver. Not necessarily because they were being deliberately duplicitous when electioneering - it's just that what they tend to promise is more government spending. And if/when they get into power, they discover government doesn't actually have access to as much money as they thought. Which I'd call "pie-in-the-sky" election bribery.
– FumbleFingers
7 hours ago
Theresa May in the UK made much of her concern for the Just-About-Managing (JAM) "squeezed middle" class. Much derided by those who associate the term with being offered Jam tomorrow, and jam yesterday - but never jam today.
– FumbleFingers
7 hours ago
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The word is just politicians!
– Skooba
7 hours ago
My guess is that on average, Democrats (socialists, left-leaning politicians in general) are more likely than Republicans (and other right-leaning, "small government" supporting politicians) to promise things they don't actually deliver. Not necessarily because they were being deliberately duplicitous when electioneering - it's just that what they tend to promise is more government spending. And if/when they get into power, they discover government doesn't actually have access to as much money as they thought. Which I'd call "pie-in-the-sky" election bribery.
– FumbleFingers
7 hours ago
Theresa May in the UK made much of her concern for the Just-About-Managing (JAM) "squeezed middle" class. Much derided by those who associate the term with being offered Jam tomorrow, and jam yesterday - but never jam today.
– FumbleFingers
7 hours ago
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The word is just politicians!
– Skooba
7 hours ago
My guess is that on average, Democrats (socialists, left-leaning politicians in general) are more likely than Republicans (and other right-leaning, "small government" supporting politicians) to promise things they don't actually deliver. Not necessarily because they were being deliberately duplicitous when electioneering - it's just that what they tend to promise is more government spending. And if/when they get into power, they discover government doesn't actually have access to as much money as they thought. Which I'd call "pie-in-the-sky" election bribery.
– FumbleFingers
7 hours ago
Theresa May in the UK made much of her concern for the Just-About-Managing (JAM) "squeezed middle" class. Much derided by those who associate the term with being offered Jam tomorrow, and jam yesterday - but never jam today.
– FumbleFingers
7 hours ago
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The word is just politicians!
– Skooba
7 hours ago
The word is just politicians!
– Skooba
7 hours ago
My guess is that on average, Democrats (socialists, left-leaning politicians in general) are more likely than Republicans (and other right-leaning, "small government" supporting politicians) to promise things they don't actually deliver. Not necessarily because they were being deliberately duplicitous when electioneering - it's just that what they tend to promise is more government spending. And if/when they get into power, they discover government doesn't actually have access to as much money as they thought. Which I'd call "pie-in-the-sky" election bribery.
– FumbleFingers
7 hours ago
My guess is that on average, Democrats (socialists, left-leaning politicians in general) are more likely than Republicans (and other right-leaning, "small government" supporting politicians) to promise things they don't actually deliver. Not necessarily because they were being deliberately duplicitous when electioneering - it's just that what they tend to promise is more government spending. And if/when they get into power, they discover government doesn't actually have access to as much money as they thought. Which I'd call "pie-in-the-sky" election bribery.
– FumbleFingers
7 hours ago
Theresa May in the UK made much of her concern for the Just-About-Managing (JAM) "squeezed middle" class. Much derided by those who associate the term with being offered Jam tomorrow, and jam yesterday - but never jam today.
– FumbleFingers
7 hours ago
Theresa May in the UK made much of her concern for the Just-About-Managing (JAM) "squeezed middle" class. Much derided by those who associate the term with being offered Jam tomorrow, and jam yesterday - but never jam today.
– FumbleFingers
7 hours ago
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I guess the word you are remembering is demagogue. However, this one doesn't mean what you said. A demagogue is a politician that appeals to what people want, or think they want, as opposed to one that follows policies that are logical, or reasonable, even if unpopular.
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Thankyou thats the one
– Mayank Wadhwa
7 hours ago
This may be what OP thinks he wants, but I don't think there's any natural / inherent link between demagogic politicians (those who primarily appeal to the prejudices of the electorate, populists), and politicians who fail to deliver whatever they promised.
– FumbleFingers
7 hours ago
@FumbleFingers No one has claimed that there is.
– user647486
7 hours ago
That's true, and I do note that your answer specifically points out to OP that this one doesn't mean what you said. But to my mind, whereas that's a perfectly valid / relevant comment, it's not a valid "Answer" (even if OP thinks it is). It's perhaps ironic that your answer itself makes a distinction between what people want, and what they think they want. :)
– FumbleFingers
7 hours ago
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@FumbleFingers Better to actually solve the OP's problem than to rant about baseless bullshit, or trying to build straw-men to have something to fight with.
– user647486
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I guess the word you are remembering is demagogue. However, this one doesn't mean what you said. A demagogue is a politician that appeals to what people want, or think they want, as opposed to one that follows policies that are logical, or reasonable, even if unpopular.
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Thankyou thats the one
– Mayank Wadhwa
7 hours ago
This may be what OP thinks he wants, but I don't think there's any natural / inherent link between demagogic politicians (those who primarily appeal to the prejudices of the electorate, populists), and politicians who fail to deliver whatever they promised.
– FumbleFingers
7 hours ago
@FumbleFingers No one has claimed that there is.
– user647486
7 hours ago
That's true, and I do note that your answer specifically points out to OP that this one doesn't mean what you said. But to my mind, whereas that's a perfectly valid / relevant comment, it's not a valid "Answer" (even if OP thinks it is). It's perhaps ironic that your answer itself makes a distinction between what people want, and what they think they want. :)
– FumbleFingers
7 hours ago
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@FumbleFingers Better to actually solve the OP's problem than to rant about baseless bullshit, or trying to build straw-men to have something to fight with.
– user647486
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I guess the word you are remembering is demagogue. However, this one doesn't mean what you said. A demagogue is a politician that appeals to what people want, or think they want, as opposed to one that follows policies that are logical, or reasonable, even if unpopular.
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Thankyou thats the one
– Mayank Wadhwa
7 hours ago
This may be what OP thinks he wants, but I don't think there's any natural / inherent link between demagogic politicians (those who primarily appeal to the prejudices of the electorate, populists), and politicians who fail to deliver whatever they promised.
– FumbleFingers
7 hours ago
@FumbleFingers No one has claimed that there is.
– user647486
7 hours ago
That's true, and I do note that your answer specifically points out to OP that this one doesn't mean what you said. But to my mind, whereas that's a perfectly valid / relevant comment, it's not a valid "Answer" (even if OP thinks it is). It's perhaps ironic that your answer itself makes a distinction between what people want, and what they think they want. :)
– FumbleFingers
7 hours ago
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@FumbleFingers Better to actually solve the OP's problem than to rant about baseless bullshit, or trying to build straw-men to have something to fight with.
– user647486
7 hours ago
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I guess the word you are remembering is demagogue. However, this one doesn't mean what you said. A demagogue is a politician that appeals to what people want, or think they want, as opposed to one that follows policies that are logical, or reasonable, even if unpopular.
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I guess the word you are remembering is demagogue. However, this one doesn't mean what you said. A demagogue is a politician that appeals to what people want, or think they want, as opposed to one that follows policies that are logical, or reasonable, even if unpopular.
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Thankyou thats the one
– Mayank Wadhwa
7 hours ago
This may be what OP thinks he wants, but I don't think there's any natural / inherent link between demagogic politicians (those who primarily appeal to the prejudices of the electorate, populists), and politicians who fail to deliver whatever they promised.
– FumbleFingers
7 hours ago
@FumbleFingers No one has claimed that there is.
– user647486
7 hours ago
That's true, and I do note that your answer specifically points out to OP that this one doesn't mean what you said. But to my mind, whereas that's a perfectly valid / relevant comment, it's not a valid "Answer" (even if OP thinks it is). It's perhaps ironic that your answer itself makes a distinction between what people want, and what they think they want. :)
– FumbleFingers
7 hours ago
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@FumbleFingers Better to actually solve the OP's problem than to rant about baseless bullshit, or trying to build straw-men to have something to fight with.
– user647486
7 hours ago
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Thankyou thats the one
– Mayank Wadhwa
7 hours ago
This may be what OP thinks he wants, but I don't think there's any natural / inherent link between demagogic politicians (those who primarily appeal to the prejudices of the electorate, populists), and politicians who fail to deliver whatever they promised.
– FumbleFingers
7 hours ago
@FumbleFingers No one has claimed that there is.
– user647486
7 hours ago
That's true, and I do note that your answer specifically points out to OP that this one doesn't mean what you said. But to my mind, whereas that's a perfectly valid / relevant comment, it's not a valid "Answer" (even if OP thinks it is). It's perhaps ironic that your answer itself makes a distinction between what people want, and what they think they want. :)
– FumbleFingers
7 hours ago
1
@FumbleFingers Better to actually solve the OP's problem than to rant about baseless bullshit, or trying to build straw-men to have something to fight with.
– user647486
7 hours ago
Thankyou thats the one
– Mayank Wadhwa
7 hours ago
Thankyou thats the one
– Mayank Wadhwa
7 hours ago
This may be what OP thinks he wants, but I don't think there's any natural / inherent link between demagogic politicians (those who primarily appeal to the prejudices of the electorate, populists), and politicians who fail to deliver whatever they promised.
– FumbleFingers
7 hours ago
This may be what OP thinks he wants, but I don't think there's any natural / inherent link between demagogic politicians (those who primarily appeal to the prejudices of the electorate, populists), and politicians who fail to deliver whatever they promised.
– FumbleFingers
7 hours ago
@FumbleFingers No one has claimed that there is.
– user647486
7 hours ago
@FumbleFingers No one has claimed that there is.
– user647486
7 hours ago
That's true, and I do note that your answer specifically points out to OP that this one doesn't mean what you said. But to my mind, whereas that's a perfectly valid / relevant comment, it's not a valid "Answer" (even if OP thinks it is). It's perhaps ironic that your answer itself makes a distinction between what people want, and what they think they want. :)
– FumbleFingers
7 hours ago
That's true, and I do note that your answer specifically points out to OP that this one doesn't mean what you said. But to my mind, whereas that's a perfectly valid / relevant comment, it's not a valid "Answer" (even if OP thinks it is). It's perhaps ironic that your answer itself makes a distinction between what people want, and what they think they want. :)
– FumbleFingers
7 hours ago
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@FumbleFingers Better to actually solve the OP's problem than to rant about baseless bullshit, or trying to build straw-men to have something to fight with.
– user647486
7 hours ago
@FumbleFingers Better to actually solve the OP's problem than to rant about baseless bullshit, or trying to build straw-men to have something to fight with.
– user647486
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The word is just politicians!
– Skooba
7 hours ago
My guess is that on average, Democrats (socialists, left-leaning politicians in general) are more likely than Republicans (and other right-leaning, "small government" supporting politicians) to promise things they don't actually deliver. Not necessarily because they were being deliberately duplicitous when electioneering - it's just that what they tend to promise is more government spending. And if/when they get into power, they discover government doesn't actually have access to as much money as they thought. Which I'd call "pie-in-the-sky" election bribery.
– FumbleFingers
7 hours ago
Theresa May in the UK made much of her concern for the Just-About-Managing (JAM) "squeezed middle" class. Much derided by those who associate the term with being offered Jam tomorrow, and jam yesterday - but never jam today.
– FumbleFingers
7 hours ago