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Posted by Neredbojias on 03/24/06 11:28
With neither quill nor qualm, Fred Doyle quothed:
> "Neredbojias" <invalid@neredbojias.com> wrote
>
> > Oops, hold on there. You are assuming that today's "average citizen"
> > _can_ think in the first place. There has been some question regarding
> > this in recent times, particularly after they re-elected Bush.
> >
>
> I'm a lot more liberal than this will come across, but you do realize that
> this kind of elitist attiude is a large part of what helped elect and
> re-elect Bush in the first place.
I was speaking with irony (I'm not running for office.) Of course
average citizens can think. They couldn't possibly be so wrong via
mindless probability.
> It is seen by many as being quintessence
> of liberal elitism, i.e. "we know what's good for America because we are
> more intelligent than the average American. The average American is too
> stupid, so they should just do what we tell them to."
The average American is stupid politically, but no, they definitely
shouldn't do what politicians tell them to. However, someone voting for
a candidate just because that candidate tells them what they want to
hear is just as bad if not worse.
> A very good book by a
> true liberal that makes the same point is "What's the Matter with Kansas" by
> Thomas Frank.
That's easy. Kansas is stolid and boring. <Yawn>
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Neredbojias
Contrary to popular belief, it is believable.
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