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2005-11-04 Home Front: Culture Wars

From Europe to America: the populist moment has arrived

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Posted by anonymous5089 2005-11-04 07:41|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Seems to me we have already had the discussion of whether people are too stupid to govern themselves. I thought that the whole point of our "experiment" was that we don't need royalty, of whatever ilk, to rule us. One of the reasons we aren't in Europe any longer (at least my predecessors).

Posted by Ebbuns Phomoper5419 2005-11-04 10:50|| 2005-11-04 10:50|| Front Page Top

#2 But there was some built-in protection against the hicks, such as the Electoral College. Jefferson, however, thought the key to political intelligence was education: "Establish the law for educating the common people. This is the business of the state to effect and on a general plan."

Posted by Bobby 2005-11-04 10:57|| 2005-11-04 10:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Its why the left doesn't support Democracy in Iraq. They don't support it in America either. Only approved members of the inner party are entitled to rule the people.

Posted by Hupomosh Elmomoting2752 2005-11-04 14:48|| 2005-11-04 14:48|| Front Page Top

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