People are too stupid to distinguish good politicians

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http://news.yahoo.com/people-arent-smart-enough-democracy-flourish-scientists-185601411.html

A study by a Cornell professor proves that despite democracy being the worst form of government, with the exception of the other forms, people in general are unable to pick their best candidates.

Well, if everybody is complaining how Obama is going to create a dictatorship, at least our presidential candidates aren't going to be between a bunch of crazy and cranky old men, right?
 
The Good Politicians are the ones who don't get in front of the camera on a near-daily basis.

There, I just saved them a lot of money, time and effort.
 
[quote name='UncleBob']We live in a country that elected George W. Bush.

Once.

How much did this study cost?[/QUOTE]

ftfy
 
[quote name='detectiveconan16']http://news.yahoo.com/people-arent-smart-enough-democracy-flourish-scientists-185601411.html

A study by a Cornell professor proves that despite democracy being the worst form of government, with the exception of the other forms, people in general are unable to pick their best candidates.

Well, if everybody is complaining how Obama is going to create a dictatorship, at least our presidential candidates aren't going to be between a bunch of crazy and cranky old men, right?[/QUOTE]

"best" candidate...for them, or for the country?
 
Just looking at the article alone, which does not single out any remedies or examples of competent candidates or leaders, the conclusions seem like they might be supportive of the idea of establishing literacy or IQ tests to determine who is eligible to vote. It might also support the idea of a system in which established leaders in their respective fields determine the outcome of elections. Perhaps a mix of experts from academia and industry?

I would disagree with such an approach, but it is fun to think about the possibilities.

This guy interviewed the author and found out is wasn't about voters or politics specifically: http://blogs.voanews.com/science-world/2012/03/02/too-dumb-to-know-it/

Dunning stresses the research was not about democracy or voters, but he did find it interesting that people tend to link the Dunning-Kruger effect to the question of whether people are competent enough to select leaders in a democracy.
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He also believes that it is fixable.

According to Dunning, when poor performers were trained to become competent, they were able to recognize errors they made in the past and became quite willing to make extremely negative evaluations of how they had performed in the past.
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Of course, who is doing the training?
 
[quote name='nasum']ftfy[/QUOTE]

Oh, I forgot... Bush and his brother teamed up to overthrow the political process in the US and cheated his way into winning 2004.

Anyway, regardless of whatever fantasy world you live in, the fact that, after 3 1/2 years of Bush in the first place, any significant number of people voted for him shows that this study was a huge waste of time determining what we all already knew.
 
[quote name='UncleBob']
Anyway, regardless of whatever fantasy world you live in, the fact that, after 3 1/2 years of Bush in the first place, any significant number of people voted for him shows that this study was a huge waste of time determining what we all already knew.[/QUOTE]
That most voters are dumber than a brick? I'm still trying to figure out how Bushit got re-elected. Even his daddy couldn't pull that shit off.
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']That most voters are dumber than a brick? I'm still trying to figure out how Bushit got re-elected. Even his daddy couldn't pull that shit off.[/QUOTE]
He is someone you want to have a beer with. This happens to be Obama's trump card. Romney cannot imbibe. Beer Summit II is coming this fall.
 
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