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Friday 20 November 2009

Why we have a government of the stupid by the stupid and why we have stupid liberal policies

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_irrationality

A voter has very small chance of influencing policy. Therefore, the vote he casts is of little consequence to him. There is no incentive for a voter to invest time and energy analyzing the consequences of a policy. However, a voter derives some benefits from voting. It allows him to signal the kind of person he is, who he associates with. If there are no consequences in being mistaken about the effect of a policy, it becomes "rational" to hold the most pleasant opinion, or the one most conducive to socialization.

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