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Aside from the factoids I presented above, it is clear that the assertion that democrats are smarter than republicans is partially based on the fact that school teachers and college instructors usually vote for democrats because they are not capable of holding real jobs. You know the old saying : Those who can, do; those who can't, teach.
Well yeah, this is one of the most as**ole posts I've read to date. Were you home schooled? Ok, if not, how did you do in school? Average, below average, just a complete wreck? Did you learn anything in school? Perhaps you may have learned the alphabet, multiplication, division, basic history. You obviously learned how to read & write, yes? No? Then that goes on your head. If you did, then thank a teacher because w/out them, you'd be a complete useless vegetable.
This is a spurious conclusion, which cannot safely be drawn from the set of data. The reason we are in so much toruble in this world is because ordinary people, even reasonably well-educated, do not understand the basic principles of logic. They are easily led astray by those would allege that carefully selected facts are proof of a desired conclusion.
Are you talking about the article's conclusion? What do you believe the conclusion is?
Well yeah, this is one of the most as**ole posts I've read to date. Were you home schooled? Ok, if not, how did you do in school? Average, below average, just a complete wreck? Did you learn anything in school? Perhaps you may have learned the alphabet, multiplication, division, basic history. You obviously learned how to read & write, yes? No? Then that goes on your head. If you did, then thank a teacher because w/out them, you'd be a complete useless vegetable.
Rosinant did not make that saying up, you know.
As to the post.
Pretty much every rich person I know is a Republican. The few rich people I know who call themselves liberals, are actually guilt ridden Republicans.
Aside from the factoids I presented above, it is clear that the assertion that democrats are smarter than republicans is partially based on the fact that school teachers and college instructors usually vote for democrats because they are not capable of holding real jobs. You know the old saying : Those who can, do; those who can't, teach.[/
Hey! As a public school teacher I resemble that remark!
But seriously, as you and several others (like TexasPatriot) say in so many words, being "educated" and "intelligent" does not necessarily (and in fact very often doesn't) translate into having good sense. Some of the "smartest" people I have ever known didn't even have a high school education. But life and experience made them teachers of the finest order. On the other hand, I know a few people with PhD's who don't have enough sense to come in out of the rain....but presume to be able to re-arrange other peoples lives thru social experimentation.
Intelligence and wisdom can be very different critters. An intrinsic component of the latter is being able to recognize one's own limitations. Thomas Sowell wrote a great book on this general subject: Vision of the Anointed. ("click on the book" to read some passages of it)
Location: Everybody is going to hurt you, you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for-B Marley
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Well now, isn't this a turn around. Prior to the election we had to listen to the constant slams against the republicans; that they're just rich and out of touch.
If knowledge and wealth is the badge of the proud liberal, I'll take wisdom and a modest living anyday. Wisdom is much more valuable.
Well now, isn't this a turn around. Prior to the election we had to listen to the constant slams against the republicans; that they're just rich and out of touch.
If knowledge and wealth is the badge of the proud liberal, I'll take wisdom and a modest living anyday. Wisdom is much more valuable.
Location: Everybody is going to hurt you, you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for-B Marley
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"Wisdom" is a relative notion.
That's a comfort thought for the wisdom-deprived.
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