Empire Of Illusion By Chris Hedges Analysis

What makes a politician a politician? More importantly, what makes a politician successful? Most would say being kind and true in everything they say, I on the other hand, would say that a successful politician has to be an actor and they have to be able to come up with stories in order for them to get close to the people and get them on his side. In the “Empire of Illusion” by Chris Hedges, he argues that the best skill a politician can have is artifice. After reading this passage I have concluded that I can agree with his argument. As a citizen, I would most likely choose a politician who shows a personal connection. If it was convincing enough, I would buy into his lie. On the hand of you don’t continue with your story, it would be very easy for your lie to fall apart and that is what makes politicians hated in most communities. …show more content…
Chris Hedges writes,” Political leaders who use the tools of mass propaganda to create a sense of faux intimacy with citizens, no longer need to be competent, sincere or honest.” I agree withe political leaders needing to be needed to use mass propaganda to to create a sense of faux intimacy with citizens, but I don’t agree that just because they are skilled in propaganda that it means that they are able to lie and be dishonest. They can’t just be one or the other they have to be both. They need to bring the person in with propaganda and personal connection and they need to tell them why they are truly there for and why they are