They are the washer women of politics. They may be male, or any group of pronouns you want to use, but if you listen to them their words are really those of a professional washer.
“Washing is the process of conveying a false impression or misleading information about how your thoughts, ideas, opinions or desires are sound.”
This is often called branding, however, for washer women brands change before the ink is dry on the new posters. They jump from catch phrase to a catchier phrase and then to something with even less meaning so that nothing can stick.
“Washing is always an attempt to capitalize on a known challenge without committing to anything.”
While a real washer woman actually produces clean clothes. When you hang out the words of the political washer women there is nothing to hang out of the line to dry.
“Washing is conveying a false impression of concern.”
When the washer woman of politics words are flapping in the their own wind, no matter what weather of the day may be, you will feel no warmth while being left with the emptiness that will sap your soul.
“Critics accuse washers of attempting to capitalize on issues without backing up their words with facts or details. When details are used they are used to confuse not clarify.”
So when you are looking for the truth, for clarity, for understanding of what is really going on, remember there are other sources of information. You may have to think, but it is better than being taken to the cleaners.
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