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| From Europe to America: the populist moment has arrived |
| 2005-11-04 |
| A few months old but interesting, and may have relevance concerning the future of Europe notably. Will the islamic pressure brings more populist gvts ready to listen to their people and take the necessary measures the Enlightened Elites have been unwilling to enforce? On both sides of the Atlantic, the political class has become convinced that the people do not know what is best for them. by Frank Furedi (see at link) |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #3 Its why the left doesn't support Democracy in Iraq. They don't support it in America either. Only approved members of the inner party are entitled to rule the people. |
| Posted by: Hupomosh Elmomoting2752 2005-11-04 14:48 |
| #2 But there was some built-in protection against the hicks, such as the Electoral College. Jefferson, however, thought the key to political intelligence was education: "Establish the law for educating the common people. This is the business of the state to effect and on a general plan." |
| Posted by: Bobby 2005-11-04 10:57 |
| #1 Seems to me we have already had the discussion of whether people are too stupid to govern themselves. I thought that the whole point of our "experiment" was that we don't need royalty, of whatever ilk, to rule us. One of the reasons we aren't in Europe any longer (at least my predecessors). |
| Posted by: Ebbuns Phomoper5419 2005-11-04 10:50 |