Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre recently formulated the following nonsense.
The Norwegian Prime Minister and perhaps the world’s biggest liar - historian Jonas Gahr Støre recently formulated the following.
“When we create security for the future, opportunities open up for everyone. This is the core of the Government’s plan for Norway.”
At first glance, it sounds beautiful and uplifting. But if you look closer, the content is unclear. The words are value-laden – “security”, “opportunities”, “community” – but they do not provide any concrete knowledge about which reforms are actually to be implemented. It is an example of the type of political rhetoric that has low information value and high rhetorical content.
The European trend is about the same track:
This type of rhetoric is not unique to Norway. On the contrary, we see it everywhere in Europe: politicians speak in big words, but without substance. They promise “security”, “opportunities” and “community”, but avoid explaining how these goals are to be achieved. The result is that the population is left in ignorance – and power is concentrated in those who master the ornaments of language.
Curiosity as a force for resistance
When political speeches are reduced to nonsense, we must insist on clarity. Curiosity here becomes a form of resistance: asking questions, seeing through circular formulations, and refusing to accept ornaments as a substitute for content.
Curiosity is the people’s weapon against manipulation. It is the lifeblood that refuses to accept ignorance as the normal state. Because only by seeking, asking, and challenging can we preserve the freedom to understand and act.
Today’s political speeches are a sham, not a conversation. They fool viewers and readers. Politicians are thought to answer questions, but they are just delivering pre-rehearsed ramblings that are often bland and evade the questions being asked.
The plans and speeches of European politicians appear unclear, diffuse, and circular – often reduced to self-evident phrases or outright “nonsense.” These are formulations with low information value and high rhetorical content, where the words carry more weight than the content.
After reviewing a number of published documents, it is clear that the intention is not to inform the population. On the contrary, the strategy seems to be that we should know as little as possible – perhaps nothing at all. Because the less we know, the easier it is to maintain power.
Reflection
When political speeches are reduced to nonsense and empty rhetoric, the people are left in ignorance. But that is precisely where the power comes in. Every time the government tries to hide or obscure the truth, curiosity can break through like light in the darkness.
Asking questions, seeing through circular formulations and insisting on clarity is not just an intellectual exercise – it is a form of resistance. Curiosity is the people’s weapon against manipulation, and it is the force that can expose the games of power.
Therefore, it is not enough to state that politicians talk nonsense. We must maintain curiosity as a lifeblood that refuses to accept ignorance as the normal state. Because only by searching, asking and challenging can we maintain the freedom to understand and act.
Conclusion
When politics is reduced to nonsense, the population loses both clarity and trust. But that is precisely where curiosity must emerge as a force of resistance. It insists on asking questions, demanding answers and seeing through the ornaments. Because only by maintaining curiosity can we break the fog of power and maintain the freedom to understand and act.
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