My Rsponse to Barack Obama and the Noble Lie

The thought of a noble lie is a good one, seemingly harmless, a noble lie saves people from worry, and helps people be put at ease in stressful situations. Deepak Chopra suggests that president Barack Obama tell the American people a noble lie to help our economic situation, and boost morale. I fully support Deepak’s suggestion for President Obama to tell a noble lie.

When I think of a noble lie in the way Deepak suggests it for Pres. Obama, I don’t think of it as a “lie”, I think of it as positive thinking, and hope. Right now we are faced with media fueled worry about a downward spiraled economy, foreclosures, job losses, government IOUs, and piled high credit. The American people are simply running out of options; we need help.

When Pres. Obama was elected and throughout his campaign, he promised change, hope and a sense of security. In order for President Obama to grab a hold of the American psyche, he needs to continue to build our hope and tell us that everything is going to be OK. I do not view this as a lie, I view it as providing the American people with hope and a light at the end of a dark eight year tunnel.

An outward lie in comparison to a noble lie is much worse. An outward lie is told to withhold information purposefully from someone else to gain power or save face. An outward lie requires other lies to help hold up the original lie. Also, a lie can come in so many forms from a “white lie” to a bold hurtful lie. A noble lie on the other hand I view as harmless. A noble lie is told when there are no other options left, and the outlook is grim. To help lessen the blow, a noble lie is told so people don’t get slammed with the awful truth. Instead, people are told a more hopeful truth, and given something to look forward to. In the case of President Obama, essentially has been telling noble lies throughout his campaign as do most people running for any type of election. They don’t walk into an election telling you that yes, they might mess up, and no, things won’t happen right away, or that things may not go as planned or promised, but hey they will give it a shot. NO! Throughout the process of a campaign candidates are putting their best foot forward and promising to make things happen and promote change. No one knows for sure if any of the things promised by the candidates are truly going to happen or not, but people have to trust that there is some truth behind their words. President Obama has done just this throughout his campaign and should continue to boost the morale of the American people throughout his term as President, it is his duty to us.