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Thread #126720   Message #2817974
Posted By: Uncle_DaveO
21-Jan-10 - 04:46 PM
Thread Name: BS: Supreme Court Kills Democratic Party...
Subject: RE: BS: Supreme Court Kills Democratic Party...
Q closed a post with this "zinger":

Bobert thinks that the electorate is too ignorant to make reasonable choices.

Q, I don't see where you get that statement of Bobert's position. I certainly don't read his founding post to say or imply that.

But, if it's true that "the electorate is too ignorant" (etc.), it is because they are kept that way. Which places the blame for the alleged ignorance on those who wilfully use their wealth and power to mislead the electorate.

And always remember that "ignorance" and "stupidity" are entirely different things. Ignorance can, at least in theory, be cured, given a free flow of relevant information.

While I wouldn't have phrased it quite the way Bobert did, I don't think he is so terribly wrong.

Dave Oesterreich