Trump lashes out at 'foolish' May, 'wacky' UK envoy as row escalates
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This is a good current political example of how telling the truth need not be a wise thing to do...Diplomacy usually involves withholding ur true feelings, as u may need to work with those whom u do not like. Come to think of it, teamwork very much involves this....It gives an ironic twist to Christ's exhortation that we have to love our enemy as we love our friends -- even if we have to tell lies and give them the impression that we love them? Telling the truth that we dislike them may jeopardise relations. Interestingly, this is at odds with the current climate condemning fake news and the conventional call to uphold truth....
Consider also how lies sometimes need not help to foster ties...a relationship build on lies smacks of insincerity and is likely to not last longl i.e. not resilient. It can be argued that strong ties are built on the truth, no matter how ugly that is...ur best friend is the one who accepts u for who u r -- warts and all.
Note also the use of inverted commas on 'foolish' and 'wacky' in the title. Realise that the intention behind the use of the inverted commas is different from the compre qn type we have discussed. Here, it is to lend authenticity to the report by quoting from the horse mouth, and distancing the writer from it, to show that the writer may not share the same sentiments; and there's no sarcasm involved here...
Qn: "We should always tell the truth and shame the devil." What is your view?
This is a good current political example of how telling the truth need not be a wise thing to do...Diplomacy usually involves withholding ur true feelings, as u may need to work with those whom u do not like. Come to think of it, teamwork very much involves this....It gives an ironic twist to Christ's exhortation that we have to love our enemy as we love our friends -- even if we have to tell lies and give them the impression that we love them? Telling the truth that we dislike them may jeopardise relations. Interestingly, this is at odds with the current climate condemning fake news and the conventional call to uphold truth....
Consider also how lies sometimes need not help to foster ties...a relationship build on lies smacks of insincerity and is likely to not last longl i.e. not resilient. It can be argued that strong ties are built on the truth, no matter how ugly that is...ur best friend is the one who accepts u for who u r -- warts and all.
Note also the use of inverted commas on 'foolish' and 'wacky' in the title. Realise that the intention behind the use of the inverted commas is different from the compre qn type we have discussed. Here, it is to lend authenticity to the report by quoting from the horse mouth, and distancing the writer from it, to show that the writer may not share the same sentiments; and there's no sarcasm involved here...
Qn: "We should always tell the truth and shame the devil." What is your view?
posted by Dark Shadow | 1:36 PM
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