@spendius,
usually on friday afternoons after the cable news cycle has shut down for the weekend.
@Telamon,
Telamon wrote:
sumac wrote:
When, if ever, should the views of the majority of the populace be ignored?
Always, individuals are intelligent, people are imbeciles.
What a great answer. I concur.
@kickycan,
And yet there is quite a lot of evidence to suggest that collective decision making is superior to that of an individual.
@Finn dAbuzz,
So, is it "wisdom of crowds" or "camel is a horse designed by a committee".
@roger,
I think it is the latter.
A. In law, if the will of the people is to override a minority's constitutional rights, or is unconstitutional in some other way.
B. In morality, if the will of the people would hurt more people then it would save from hurt.
@Finn dAbuzz,
Quote:And yet there is quite a lot of evidence to suggest that collective decision making is superior to that of an individual.
No there is not. Quite the contrary. Crowds have been shown time and time again to be quite idiotic.
@maxdancona,
Yes there is --- so there!
