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2021-06-08 Government Corruption

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Posted by Fred 2021-06-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 If the experts are just as corrupt and rapacious as the political class, they can no longer be trusted.

The 'experts' and 'political class' joined hands long ago and are now nearly indistinguishable. I believe the current term of reference is a... 'distinction without a difference.' I'm assuming a Doctor Anthony Fauci graphic would be nearly as redundant as my comment.

ol·i·gar·chy
/ˈäləˌɡärkē/, noun, A small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution. A country governed by an oligarchy. "the English aristocratic oligarchy of the 19th century" government by an oligarchy.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-06-08 05:34|| 2021-06-08 05:34|| Front Page Top

#2 A tweet by Omri Ceren, who works for Ted Cruz:

"Americans look at our late modern expert class - a clique of I-95 Mean Girls except without the edge of self-awareness, who lucky for each other get to credential and hire each other - and understandably though unfortunately say "if this is what expertise is, to hell with it.""

Posted by Matt 2021-06-08 07:46|| 2021-06-08 07:46|| Front Page Top

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