Why People Are Just Too Stupid for Democracy »

14-billion-years-later:

I hate politics. Now I have science on my side. It’s easily apparent that people are frequently delusional about their own intelligence, now a study shows that it’s not just their own character they’re mistaken about, but that of others too. This of course means that people are wholly incapable of selecting the best person to be a leader which in turn leads to mediocre policies and governments.

On the plus side, everyone seems to be able to agree who the worst people are.

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  1. theworldisnotenough1 reblogged this from mindbabies and added:
    “Nagel concluded that democracies rarely or never elect the best leaders. Their advantage over dictatorships or other...
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  3. onimoz reblogged this from 14-billion-years-later and added:
    full research some time.
  4. amandaumar reblogged this from vexedstressedboredtodeath
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  6. fertiledecline said: There should be some kinda class that you should have to attend if you want to vote. Like you have to attend 10-15 hours worth and pass test and shit.
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  9. zemoufette reblogged this from 14-billion-years-later and added:
    argue politics with (my left-wing vs his right-wing)...took a political leaning test and...
  10. theineffablemrsuggs said: “The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.” - Winston Churchill
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  15. mindbabies reblogged this from 14-billion-years-later and added:
    my intelligence.
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  18. callasceline said: Here’s a link to a sciency article arguing that ignorance is good for democracy, for your consideration: online.wsj.com/article…