Democrats are out there only to manipulate you.

[mickmoranis]

"Ginsberg told VICE News, then bureaucrats "nudge people into obedience." In fact, 'nudge' has been the PR-friendly word of choice for bureaucratic regulations in the Obama era. Cass Sunstein, Obama's Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, even co-wrote a book in 2008 called Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health Wealth, and Happiness that lays out how the government can use behavioral psychology to more efficiently achieve policy goals. They dubbed it libertarian paternalism."

https://news.vice.com/article/washin...mpaign=posteng

You cant argue that the democratic party isn't about to turn into the republican one, when they literally write books about how they're going to do it.

[AzzarTheGod]

I don't see how. the republicans aren't cultural Marxists.

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I wonder if "he"(sic) really lost his job. =(

[JurisDictum]

"In their new book What Washington Gets Wrong, Ginsberg and Bachner report that the overwhelming majority of D.C.'s Beltway Insiders think the American public is pitifully uninformed on government policy. 72 percent of those governing officials think the public has little or no knowledge about policies to aid the poor. 71 percent believe that they have little or no knowledge about science and technology. And across eight different policy areas, never more than 6 percent of those surveyed thought the public possessed a "great deal" of knowledge on the topic."

And their absolutely right. Most people have no clue about any individual policy area or even a general grasp on how our government works. They just know its bad and they should have to spend non of their time explaining how -- or otherwise learning anything about the problem.

This entire article misses an important point. It is hard to actually be well informed about the details of something like healthcare regulations. People have shit to do in their lives besides becoming experts on every political issue. The problem with our system isn't that everyone isn't a professional technocrat on important issues -- its that working people very commonly have no one speaking for them.

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Originally Posted by JurisDictum [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

"In their new book What Washington Gets Wrong, Ginsberg and Bachner report that the overwhelming majority of D.C.'s Beltway Insiders think the American public is pitifully uninformed on government policy. 72 percent of those governing officials think the public has little or no knowledge about policies to aid the poor. 71 percent believe that they have little or no knowledge about science and technology. And across eight different policy areas, never more than 6 percent of those surveyed thought the public possessed a "great deal" of knowledge on the topic."

And their absolutely right. Most people have no clue about any individual policy area or even a general grasp on how our government works. They just know its bad and they should have to spend non of their time explaining how -- or otherwise learning anything about the problem.

This entire article misses an important point. It is hard to actually be well informed about the details of something like healthcare regulations. People have shit to do in their lives besides becoming experts on every political issue. The problem with our system isn't that everyone isn't a professional technocrat on important issues -- its that working people very commonly have no one speaking for them.

didn't read, already sperged about....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wbwdoeJWuI


*will give fair shake when able... +1

[Jarnauga]

TIL politicians manipulate people

thanks OP, i'll be forever in your debt

[Angushjalmur]

Jarn here is a militant liberal, so xe takes it personally when anyone points out the depravity of democraps

[Swish]

I read the thread title and instantly wanted to vote for Trump, is that bad?

[Angushjalmur]

Originally Posted by Swish [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I read the thread title and instantly wanted to vote for Trump, is that bad?

Quite the contrary. Means you don't have brain damage or mental illness

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Originally Posted by Angushjalmur [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Jarn here is a militant liberal, so xe takes it personally when anyone points out the depravity of democraps

no