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consumer451 quotes Asimov: >"* nurtured by the false notion that democracy means ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’*"< But in a one-man-one-vote

consumer451 quotes Asimov: >"* nurtured by the false notion that democracy means ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’*"< But in a one-man-one-vote elective system what Asimov terms a "false notion" is true! Asimov rhetorically chose to label one side of an issue as "ignorant" and the other side as having "knowledge". But an honest statement of the notion would have been "My vote is as good as yours." This doesn't mean that ideas of right and wrong do not apply but it does mean that voting may not be the best way to choose.

feoren 1y ago
You're interpreting "just as good" to mean "has equal political power", which is very obviously not what Asimov meant. But even if we take that interpretation, you're still wrong: ignorance has much more political power than truth and knowledge do, because it's not bound by the same rules. Truth is handicapped in the political game by having to, you know, be true. Lies and ignorance have no such handicap, so they're much stronger. > Asimov rhetorically chose to label one side of an issue as "ignorant" and the other side as having "knowledge" This is not "rhetorical" -- they are not mere "labels" -- and in calling them that you're perpetuating the exact problem he's describing. RFK Jr.'s position is ignorant, false, stupid, inconsistent, dangerous, idiotic, etc. etc. These are not just labels.