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In my eyes, I mean. I thought that was obvious. I understand that plenty of people are happy that Trump is president or have yielded other good things from it.
by simonsarris 9y ago
In my eyes, I mean. I thought that was obvious. I understand that plenty of people are happy that Trump is president or have yielded other good things from it.
- leereeves 9y agoIn a democracy, you won't always get what you want; sometimes other people win. Is that what you meant by "not all it's cracked up to be"?
- simonsarris 9y agoNo, I mean that the wisdom of the crowds is, well, not. Good democracy rests on voters making intelligent/rational/etc decisions (implied: otherwise why let them vote?) I think more of my liberal friends now see that this is largely wishful thinking.
- Clubber 9y ago>I mean that the wisdom of the crowds is, well, not I just realized that the same crowds that can predict whether a company will do well via the stock market are the same crowds that can smash people to death against a fence. I don't think the crowds are necessarily wise, just powerful.
- leereeves 9y agoThe attitude that people who don't want the same things you want are stupid, unwise, or irrational seems to be very common among leftists lately. I blame The Daily Show and progeny.