Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.

H. L. Mencken.

The real power in America is held by a fast-emerging new Oligarchy of pimps and preachers who see no need for Democracy or fairness or even trees, except maybe the ones in their own yards, and they don’t mind admitting…[Read more]

In that noble experiment the following topic of link would be front and center.

One of the first arguments i made when i debated existence of gods with other kids was the argument that their beliefs were formed as a result of their environment. The accident of the locus of your birth does not determine reality except that it does for you. You…[Read more]

It’s a coddling fest at these schools. The feelings and comfort of the student are the utmost priority.

Robert,

I am torn between argument from popularity and argument from authority as the greater logical fallacy. Without appeals to authority figures or the adamant mofos on their side most are lost.

If one can only regurgitate how does that distinguish them from a monkey? Ok they are better at math than the monkey. I think…

jakelafort wrote:
Well educated? Like Columbia, Harvard, Princeton? Well it seems education is no defense against stupidity. We have at least a third of Americans who are so enthralled with Trump that he can do no wrong. The most egregious shit and they are licking his boots. Trump and JC were right there instructing the founders of USA. And the…

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Well educated?

Like Columbia, Harvard, Princeton?

Well it seems education is no defense against stupidity. We have at least a third of Americans who are so enthralled with Trump that he can do no wrong. The most egregious shit and they are licking his boots. Trump and JC were right there instructing the founders of USA.

And the other side…[Read more]

A real democracy requires well educated citizens capable of rational thought. Good night, Irene.

And as that river overflows its banks…I guess it is the Colorado River, the lefties are missing the grand canyon and fixating on a pothole.

Democracy is always gonna be compromised by money. We get the best democracy money can buy. Unless and until legislators are independent and not venal the other stuff is icing on the anti democracy dessert.

But it is distressing that money from abroad, Qatar specifically, can buy off our institutions of higher learning, suck face with tongue…[Read more]

@ Reg and Strega

I don’t think a country can claim to be democratic unless it adopts a one person one vote system, allows all (adults anyway) to vote, and holds fair election unblemished by significant political interference.

The United States fails on all counts.

And now, with Trump all but coronating himself Emperor, we may never even have…[Read more]