Sir Keith Joseph, Thatcher's Cummings, said (paraphrasing): "If we don't have a plan to deal with "stupid" we'll be consumed by "stupid". We won't win *against* "stupid", ever."
The right-wing came up with a plan... 1/4
The right-wing came up with a plan... 1/4
2/4 "Let's stop trying to 'lead' and instead just say we'll give people what they say they want - there are a lot more stupid voters than not-stupid ones - we'll win forever - and we won't have to give them anything, really!"
That plan now has a name: populism. And it works.
That plan now has a name: populism. And it works.
4/4 The question is: can populism be combated?
There must be an answer; we just don't know what it is yet.
I hope we discover it soon; otherwise Bert-down-the-pub's prejudices will be deciding the future direction of our society forevermore.
There must be an answer; we just don't know what it is yet.
I hope we discover it soon; otherwise Bert-down-the-pub's prejudices will be deciding the future direction of our society forevermore.
@threadreaderapp unroll
👆 PS: That was Joseph's 'analysis'. His 'solution', being a right-wing psycho wing-nut was: "sterilise the poor".
He thought that:
• If you're poor, it's probably because you're stupid;
• If you're stupid it'll probably make you poor.
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He thought that:
• If you're poor, it's probably because you're stupid;
• If you're stupid it'll probably make you poor.
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Therefore, "poor" = "stupid" & "stupid" = "poor".
So, by sterilising the poor you'd be helping to (genocidally) eradicate stupidity. Cummings is a fan of eugenics, too...
Thinking that the NAZIs would have been proud of.
Therefore, "poor" = "stupid" & "stupid" = "poor".
So, by sterilising the poor you'd be helping to (genocidally) eradicate stupidity. Cummings is a fan of eugenics, too...
Thinking that the NAZIs would have been proud of.
