The Art of Official Lying

“It takes more art than wit to persuade the people of a healthy truth than to make them believe in a healthy falsehood”, Jonathan Swift, 1712.

The Art of Official Lying

TL;DR

  • The government is accused of advocating for a constituent assembly after previously dismissing the idea.
  • Passport manufacturing is outsourced to French and Portuguese companies for 10 years, with a contract worth 225 million euros, despite claims of recovering 'documentary sovereignty'.
  • A decree mandating private pension funds to transfer $25 trillion to Colpensiones was suspended by the Council of State, as it contradicts the pension reform law.
  • The article quotes Jonathan Swift on the nature of falsehood and truth.
  • The government is accused of attacking the courts and bankers when its decrees are challenged.