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Massively unhelpful study which nevertheless raises an important point about the democratic system of governance - intelligence not being a factor in making cri
by hunglee2 3y ago
Massively unhelpful study which nevertheless raises an important point about the democratic system of governance - intelligence not being a factor in making critically important decisions - which would appear to be an un-smart way of doing things
- pacifika 3y agoIs a study unhelpful if it leads to helpful questions?
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- hunglee2 3y agofair point!
- yostrovs 3y agoThere's no evidence that people with a higher IQ do better at choosing where to vote on the ballot. Germany, for example, was a highly educated society in the 1930s, one of the most educated in the world. They voted for Hitler.
- mcny 3y agoThis is very subjective. France may officially disagree but I think most reasonable people will at least partially agree that the Treaty of Versailles was a disaster and was the actual cause of what happened next. > Prominent economists such as John Maynard Keynes declared the treaty too harsh, styling it as a "Carthaginian peace", and saying the reparations were excessive and counterproductive. On the other hand, prominent Allied figures such as French Marshal Ferdinand Foch criticized the treaty for treating Germany too leniently. This is still the subject of ongoing debate by historians and economists. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Versailles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Versailles
- hunglee2 3y agoyes true. Maybe the issue is not intelligence but the voting
- my_almonds 3y ago[flagged]