Sunday, May 13, 2012

Philosophy Wire: The best argument against democracy…

stupid-people-43803927737Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2012-05-13]: ...is a five-minute conversation with the average voter [Winston Churchill] Maybe we should all remember that every time we defend the “right of the majority” when it comes to important issues where the majority has no clue what the “right” thing is, we at the same time close the mouth of the “minority” who has specific knowledge about specific problems… Let us not be afraid admitting the obvious. Let us not be afraid saying “I don’t know” !

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