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Re: the political climate you would like » Dr. Bob

Posted by sigismund on November 21, 2011, at 23:19:05

In reply to Re: the political climate you would like, posted by Dr. Bob on November 21, 2011, at 4:29:32

>If we blame focus groups, aren't we blaming ourselves?

I am not blaming focus groups. Politicians are elected to lead, and leading involves having regard to the national interest, not catering to what focus groups say. One of the things these groups say, interestingly enough, is something like 'We don't know much. Politicians are elected to lead'. This may have limited relevance to the US. It has been a big issue here.

>I wonder if a lot of history is making our suffering more palatable.

Not very successfully. The effort to make our suffering more palatable is frequently disastrous.

 

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