Obama confidant's spine-chilling proposal - Cass Sunstein wants the government to "cognitively.."

Salon ^ | Jan. 15, 2010 | Glenn Greenwald

[WilliamofCarmichael]

Cass Sunstein believes in the government's role of maintaining freedom of choice while also steering people's decisions in directions that will make their lives go better. Fancy name, "choice architect."

Classic economics says that the "economic man" makes choices based upon what's good for him and that's even better for the whole. (Assuming our social contract is honored / enforced.)

Nowadays all too often the choices confuse today's poor dumb economic man and he makes too many bad choices, like spending too much time at Free Republic or with Rush.

That's where our superior citizens enter to save us dummies and to save our democracy.

Our superior ones are in charge of "choice architecture." We will have available to choose from only that which is good. Our superior ones care greatly for us and will even nudge us to make the right choice. Thus, no need for force.

Sunstein's recent book is called Nudge.

It's still our choice! but it's with our superiors' help: libertarian paternalism.

[nomad]

One of the reasons I never answer those youpolls,why give them a detailed breakdown of where you stand,that and the fact they`re about as useless as tits on a boar.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

If we don't tar and feather (dictionary: criticize severely and devastatingly; excoriate) them they will czar and fetter us.

[ExTexasRedhead]

Reminds me of Hitler’s SS that recruited out of mental wards.

[Boucheau]

We need the talk show dudes/dudettes to go nuclear on this guy.

Drag this commie vampire into the sunlight!

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Watch for trolls...;0)

[1_Of_We]

We could make a fortune building and selling guillotines. (I wonder if any government grant money is available for THAT project! he-he-he)

[devolve]

"He also proposes that the Government make secret payments to so-called "independent" credible voices to bolster the Government's messaging (on the ground that those who don't believe government sources will be more inclined to listen to those who appear independent while secretly acting on behalf of the Government)."


Go ahead Sunstein -

This will get you buried in the dungeons and blamed by everyone

Cass Sunstein has always been an egotistical dimwit with his cute delusions and ideas

[Candor7]

I have been watching, but the TROLLs seem scarce of late. Must be my breath.LOL

[bitt]

personal seccurity indeed.

....you should read it to recognize what the weasels are trying to do to the masses and protect yourself-security?

you should report the professor to the FBI.

[bitt]

” I’d love to know the “conditions” under which the government-enforced banning of conspiracy theories or the imposition of taxes on those who advocate them will “have a place.” That would require, at a bare minumum, a repeal of the First Amendment. Anyone who believes this should, for that reason alone, be barred from any meaningful government position.”

Time to “nudge” is NOW. Massachusetts, win or lose, has shown that we the people are FED UP with crazy rats spending our money to put us in cages.

ENOUGH.

[driftdiver]

Well at least they aren’t recording the phone calls of known terrorists.

[Boucheau]

“We literally have the fight of our lives on our hands.”

This is true.

It will become increasingly clear to the average American as time goes on.

Look at how far we’ve come in one year.

Just wait until they get a clear view of what is behind the curtain.

It’s going to get very...let’s just say, profound.

[paulycy]

Just wait until they get a clear view of what is behind the curtain.

We have absolutely no idea what is going on behind the scenes, what the czars are doing or anything like that.

Barack predicted that he had only a few months before the polls would tank as they are. What plan does he have to mitigate the peoples' power even further?

[mabelkitty]

There are many issues in which the Left and Right agree:
Rejecting government control of the internet
Too much Federal power into our privacy
This one seems to be another

[peeps36]

It figures the idiot Obama would think this jackass Sunstein is suitable for the Supreme Court. The revolution won't come soon enough if this lowlife gets anywhere near the court.

[rockinqsranch]

Yes, YOU are so correct. They are INSANE. Insanity is what powers the Left, kinda like that brand of batteries power that stupid Rabbit beating the drum. (There’s another analogy in there somewhere.)

[Marty62]

They are infiltrating more than Political and internet groups. Just look at the CIA and other orgs.

[RadioCirca1970]

More like the jailing.

[Boucheau]

How does that communist phrase go:

“The force of persuasion, or the persuasion of force...”

Something like that.

History tells us that this is the next step.

Outright force/coercion, a false flag, some big event...

We shall see.