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Originally Posted by smoothmoniker
Any conversation about politics that starts with the presumption of the stupidity of the masses will inevitably lead to some very scary conclusions. After all, if the wisdom of the few exceeds the wisdom of the many, then don't we few wise ones have an obligation to enact our wise plans, for the benefit of those foolish masses?
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I didn't say that the masses are stupid. I said that only a minority of voters actually vote. I guess the majority does vote, by abdication.
That is what I meant to start the conversation with.
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