G8, issues, and familiarity

[Jim Choate]

On Sat, 21 Jul 2001, Faustine wrote:

> Jim wrote:
> 
> >CNN's poll is asking "Are you familiar with the issues behind the G8
> >summit".
> >58% said "No".
> >Perhaps the protesting will help motivate more to educate themselves.
> 
> 
> True, that would be great. But how many of the remaining 42 percent 
> consider themselves educated, but are nevertheless content to mindlessly 
> repeat mickey mouse platitudes and propaganda spoon-fed to them from on 
> high, and who couldn't pass a rudimentary econ 101 test if their lives 
> depended on it?

That's a pretty simplistic view:

If they don't know then it's their fault for not being educated.

If they claim they do know then it must be platitudes and propoganda.
 
> More analysis, less rhetoric. 

Analysis is rhetoric, just better organized.

Lies, damn lies, statistics.


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