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2018-07-27 -Land of the Free

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Posted by 746 2018-07-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [13 views ] Top

#1 Hardy the Marching Morons John C Campbell had in mind. But far more dangerous to society in terms of the influence they weild in terms of public opinion.

Posted by Cheaderhead 2018-07-27 06:33|| 2018-07-27 06:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Cyril Kornbluth

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-07-27 06:47|| 2018-07-27 06:47|| Front Page Top

#3 It's going to be interesting to find out how many on both sides are prepared to 'die on that hill'.

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-07-27 07:59|| 2018-07-27 07:59|| Front Page Top

Posted by Jack Chaiter7913 2018-07-27 08:19|| 2018-07-27 08:19|| Front Page Top

#5 Credentials in "Field A" do not imply Competency, even basic Competency in "Field B"...
I remember a webpage discussion where a retired USAF colonel opined that "...NCOs, such as senior US Army sergeants, were unfit to lead men in combat because (quote) they were too close to their men (un-quote)..." I may trust anything he said about flying a big aluminum bird, but at that point his opinion on other matters, well...

Posted by magpie 2018-07-27 09:42|| 2018-07-27 09:42|| Front Page Top

#6 True intelligence knows how to conceal itself in plain sight. There is probably a lot more of that in the world than the vast majority even suspects could exist.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2018-07-27 11:35|| 2018-07-27 11:35|| Front Page Top

#7 Real intelligence is the product of constant debate.
Nah. In my lifetime the major production of "constant debate" has amounted to ever more egotism and discord. The most intelligent people I've met are the ones who pay close attention and who have a very loose grip on their own cherished opinions and biases.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2018-07-27 11:38|| 2018-07-27 11:38|| Front Page Top

#8 The left too smart to fail?

No, the Pubs seem to lack the cojones to uncover the left's failures and corruption. What!? Do you think some of them might be a part of the failures, corruption and cover-ups?

Posted by JohnQC 2018-07-27 11:51|| 2018-07-27 11:51|| Front Page Top

#9 Smart people want to hear all sides of each issue in order to discover flaws in their own views, and to improve them.
Those who try to suppress debate and urge their followers to listen only to their side prove their own stupidity by doing so.
And this is the mantra of the left today!

Posted by Daniel 2018-07-27 22:45|| 2018-07-27 22:45|| Front Page Top

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