Re: VGA cards are now posted for sale on EBAY

[mdj <mdj.mdj@gmail.com>]

On Aug 20, 11:34 am, Michael Kent <n.k...@webtv.remove.this.com>
wrote:
> mdj <mdj....@gmail.com> wrote:
> > You see this fallacy all the time: studies show that the
> > stupid/ignorant/undereducated tend to vote conservative, leading
> > parochial liberals to make the false assumption that conservatives are
> > stupid :-)
>
> Maybe in Australia, but in America the high-school dropouts tend to vote
> liberal.  So do those with advanced degrees (masters and doctorates).
> Those with high-school diplomas and bachelor's degrees tend to vote
> conservative.
>
> So one could say the under-educated and the over-educated vote liberal,
> and the practical people vote conservative, but that would be partisan. :)

Hmm. I would think the recent swing shows that there's a great deal of
populism going on...

> > The widely held perception of Americans being "stupid" in the 'rest of
> > the world' (IMHO)...
>
> You gotta admit, though, we sure do win an awful lot of Nobel prizes for
> such a stupid bunch.  :-)

And that's precisely it, Mike :-) That's exactly what you'd expect
from the modernized peaceful nation with the most people; the
population of the US is at least 3 times greater than the next largest
western nation (I limit it to those because the politics are more
similar than different). Of course, you'd also expect a lot more
stupid people. Isn't it ridiculous how people confuse magnitude with
proportion ?

Matt