[From article]
Politics has a math of its own. Whereas a scientifically minded person might see things this way: One person who says 2+2=5 is an idiot; two people who think 2+2=5 are two idiots; and a million people who think 2+2=5 are a whole lot of idiots–political math works differently. Let’s work backwards: if a million people think 2+2=5, then they are not a million idiots, but a “constituency.” If they are growing in number, they are also a “movement.” And, if you were not only the first person to proclaim 2+2=5, but you were the first to persuade others, then you, my friend, are not an idiot, but a visionary.
Maybe that is why politicians remain unconcerned about the dumbing down of public education. That is how they want and need it to be.
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/217579/pick-your-own-crap-jonah-goldberg
MAY 9, 2006 5:57 AM
Pick Up Your Own Crap
The crazy denunciations and demands of populist forces must be put down by conservatives.
By Jonah Goldberg
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