I mean that's the weakness of democracy. When only 2/5 people have a college education, and when most people are only knowledgeable about a few things, which is entirely normal and reasonable, it becomes hard to manage a democracy. Most people only know a lot about a few things. And that's fine! that's why we elect people.
I mean that's the weakness of democracy. When only 2/5 people have a college education, and when most people are only knowledgeable about a few things, which is entirely normal and reasonable, it becomes hard to manage a democracy. Most people only know a lot about a few things. And that's fine! that's why we elect people.
But in general, our politics tends to be the sort where you start with cultural beliefs and then backfill the rest. Ergo, if you're a liberal, chances are you have some sense of the world, and your beliefs flow from that. If you're a conservative, you have a sense of what that means, and then you fill in the rest.
The problem is that what you fill in the blanks with matters when the conditions change. So if you're someone who's highest calling is defeating Trump, that means you're pulling for democrats, because that's the only win condition. But that might mean that you have to support policies you hate. Much like to defeat Trump, lots of democrats had to pull for Biden.
I mean that's the weakness of democracy. When only 2/5 people have a college education, and when most people are only knowledgeable about a few things, which is entirely normal and reasonable, it becomes hard to manage a democracy. Most people only know a lot about a few things. And that's fine! that's why we elect people.
But in general, our politics tends to be the sort where you start with cultural beliefs and then backfill the rest. Ergo, if you're a liberal, chances are you have some sense of the world, and your beliefs flow from that. If you're a conservative, you have a sense of what that means, and then you fill in the rest.
The problem is that what you fill in the blanks with matters when the conditions change. So if you're someone who's highest calling is defeating Trump, that means you're pulling for democrats, because that's the only win condition. But that might mean that you have to support policies you hate. Much like to defeat Trump, lots of democrats had to pull for Biden.
I'd rather my neighbor have no college degree than one from Liberty or Hillsdale