Socrates thought that democracy was dangerous
his argument was simple
democracy treats all opinions as equal, but not all opinions are equal
an uninformed voter has the same power as a man who has studied the problem his entire life
A fast works only when the person watching you suffer is incapable of feeling shame.
Many years ago, when Gandhi fought a foreign empire – even though they were cruel and repressive – they also worried about the political cost of being shamed before the world.
Passengers of the Titanic actually didn’t want to leave the ship for almost two hours after it hit the iceberg.
People thought the Titanic was unsinkable. Lifeboats left half empty.
Only in the last half an hour did people start to panic, but by then it was already too late.
@RapidResponse47@POTUS I’ll be honest, I was starting to feel uncomfortable and even rethink my view of Donald Trump over that post. But I appreciate the clarification, it’s good to know he didn’t intend to place himself in the position of Jesus.
@michaeljknowles I’ll be honest, I was starting to feel uncomfortable and even rethink my view of Donald Trump over that post. But I appreciate the clarification, it’s good to know he didn’t intend to place himself in the position of Jesus.