How dumb are we? - Page 2

Skybird · 03-22-11, 12:45 PM

And do dumb people really deserve the right to vote in a democracy? Aren't the the established outcomes of such elections -alwaqys the same habits, the same names and faces, the same parties - time after time just an expression, a correlate of our dumbness?

I say "we" although the article is about America. If you take such a quiz in Germany, you do not get much less discouraging results - especially amongst the young ones. The phenomenon is not limited to just one or two Western nations.

http://www.newsweek.com/2011/03/20/h...-we.print.html

03-22-11, 12:45 PM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,616 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	How dumb are we? And do dumb people really deserve the right to vote in a democracy? Aren't the the established outcomes of such elections -alwaqys the same habits, the same names and faces, the same parties - time after time just an expression, a correlate of our dumbness? I say "we" although the article is about America. If you take such a quiz in Germany, you do not get much less discouraging results - especially amongst the young ones. The phenomenon is not limited to just one or two Western nations. http://www.newsweek.com/2011/03/20/h...-we.print.html __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.