When any truth claim is made on one side of a 

political issue, the other side typically dismisses 

it as being politically motivated. This response 

raises the question, "What does 'politically 

motivated' mean?"  On one level, the intended 

meaning--i. e., the meaning in the minds of 

the political partisans who use it reflexively--

"politically motivated" means (1) the truth 

claim is "not true" (2) and those who make this 

truth claim are intentional deceivers.  On another 

level, the unintended meaning, "politically 

motivated" means that truth doesn't exist in 

the world of politics, only political motivations.

So, what is "political motivation?" It is will 

to power, a letch for competitive advantage, 

a desire for social and economic 

supremacy, a lust to dominate.