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The last thing democracy needs is well-informed voters, say scientist. System relies
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| 12/19/11
| Daily Mail
Posted on 12/19/2011 9:42:35 AM PST by Nachum
A well-informed, interested public is often hailed as the 'ideal' of democracy.
But a new Princeton study suggests that the opposite could be the case - and that people who have no interest at all could be vital to the working of a democratic society.
The uninformed are essential to democracy because their apathy helps to dilute the effect of powerful minority interests - for instance, highly educated elites - who would otherwise dominate public life.
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Well, Duh. Who cares. What's on the telly?
Full title: The last thing democracy needs is well-informed voters, say scientist. System relies on the ignorant
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posted on
12/19/2011 9:42:45 AM PST
by
Nachum
To: Nachum
War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.
We have all read that before. The libs are just being more open about it now.
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posted on
12/19/2011 9:44:56 AM PST
by
GonzoGOP
(There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
To: Nachum
The last thing democracy Democrats needs is well-informed voters, say scientist. Fixed it.
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posted on
12/19/2011 9:45:38 AM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(FOREIGN AID: A transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries)
To: Nachum
What an arrorgant, elitist, Leninist PIG.
(religion is the opiate of the masses)
He just spouts: “Information is the opiate of the masses”
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posted on
12/19/2011 9:47:39 AM PST
by
marty60
To: Nachum
The last thing democracy needs is well-informed voters, say scientist.
Of course. We must be led by the Mandarin class, A/K/A the governmental control freaks.
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posted on
12/19/2011 9:47:48 AM PST
by
Cheburashka
(If life hands you lemons, government regulations will prevent you from making lemonade.)
To: Nachum
I am less then convinced that data on how fish decide which group to join is of relevance on human politics, or that even if true, it is a good thing.
To: John Semmens
The last thing democracy needs is well-informed voters, say scientist. System relies on the ignorant John, you services as a satirist have gone the way of the buggy whip. The world has become too ridiculous to satirize.
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posted on
12/19/2011 9:49:35 AM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(Herman Cain: possibly the escapee most dangerous to the Democrats since Frederick Douglass.)
To: Nachum
“Researchers found that as more and more ‘uninformed’ fish - ie not trained to swim towards either target - were introduced, the more the fish tended to group together and swim towards the blue target, which the majority had been trained to ‘like’.”
Witness the power of MEDIA PROPAGANDA, and programmed responses.
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posted on
12/19/2011 9:51:09 AM PST
by
tcrlaf
(Election 2012: THE RAPTURE OF THE DEMOCRATS)
To: Nachum
Democracies always devolve into Oligarchies....
Only a Republic that is restrained can last longer tot he benefit of those living within it....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVsjZBy7hww
This explains it all....
I am quickly becomming a “Bircher”
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posted on
12/19/2011 9:52:04 AM PST
by
GraceG
To: Nachum
panem et circenses (bread and circuses)
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posted on
12/19/2011 9:53:28 AM PST
by
abb
("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
To: Nachum
A stupid populace is IMPORTANT to the takeover of communism.
This story is not about the well being of capitalism, it is about promoting an agenda to help “progressives” achieve their goal: the Fundamental Transformation of america
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posted on
12/19/2011 9:53:45 AM PST
by
Mr. K
(Physically unable to profreed <--- oops, see?)
To: Nachum
The fabian ideal is a "democracy" where the people are manipulated by a small group of shadowy academics who think they know what is good for the people more than the people know what is good for them.
The Fabian window.
Remould it nearer to the heart's desire."
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posted on
12/19/2011 9:54:58 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Stand with courage or shut up and do as you're told.)
To: Nachum; ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; stephenjohnbanker; DoughtyOne; calcowgirl; Gilbo_3; NFHale; ...
RE :’
But a new Princeton study suggests that the opposite could be the case - and that people who have no interest at all could be vital to the working of a democratic society.
The uninformed are essential to democracy because their apathy helps to dilute the effect of powerful minority interests - for instance, highly educated elites - who would otherwise dominate public life
The researchers used animal research, mathematical models and computer simulations. They report that in animal groups, uninformed individuals those with no strong feelings on a situation's outcome tend to side, simply, which whichever group is the largest.
The less interest someone has, the more they are likely to side with the majority, the researchers found - leading them to speculate that in human societies, the uninterested could be a vital ‘counterbalance’ against powerful groups.
..........
I think the effect the uninformed have is much more than just number-counting and that they're offering something else,’ Saari said. ‘Why are the fish with no ‘opinion’ more effective toward taking the group toward plurality than the fish that only had some opinion? What is that additional dynamic, what are the real contributions of the uninformed? I don't know what it is, but I do know it's worth investigating.’
He did his research with fish. This seems to be the theory behind motor voter law. Don't forget there's the uninformed then there's the misinformed.
Since tax raising lib MO Malley took the Maryland governors office he has passed bill after bill to get the clueless to vote. And it worked : three middle class tax increases and he was easily re-elected. More taxes on the way. Who cares right?
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posted on
12/19/2011 9:57:08 AM PST
by
sickoflibs
(You MUST support the lesser of two RINOs or we all die!)
To: cripplecreek
The author doesn’t realize it, but this is actually a case study in propaganda, and how the sheeple are implanted with programmed responses by a biased media.
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posted on
12/19/2011 9:59:01 AM PST
by
tcrlaf
(Election 2012: THE RAPTURE OF THE DEMOCRATS)
To: Nachum
Dummies are the best thing for democracies and that’s why our political system is the best in the world and always will be.
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posted on
12/19/2011 10:00:01 AM PST
by
Riodacat
(And when all is said and done, there'll be a hell of a lot more said than done......)
To: Nachum
So “Fat, Dumb, & Happy” is validated by academic researchers huh?
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posted on
12/19/2011 10:00:17 AM PST
by
blackdog
(And justice for all.....(Offer not valid in all locations, and prices vary))
To: Nachum
To: Nachum
I think I see the glass half full on this on. Now we have scientific proof that we should get rid of the Department of Education.
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posted on
12/19/2011 10:01:24 AM PST
by
kosciusko51
(Enough of "Who is John Galt?" Who is Patrick Henry?)
To: tcrlaf
I’m the worst kind of uneducated person. A high school drop out with a wide variety of interests and a real desire to study them.
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posted on
12/19/2011 10:02:22 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Stand with courage or shut up and do as you're told.)
To: Nachum
The last thing democracy needs is well-informed votersso that libtards can get more people like Hussein elected
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posted on
12/19/2011 10:02:31 AM PST
by
mjp
((pro-{God, reality, reason, egoism, individualism, natural rights, limited government, capitalism}))
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