Tuesday, December 26, 2006

We know more about the stuff we buy than the politicians we elect

Anonymous Liberal over at Unclaimed Territory explains why "We live in a country of incredibly well-informed consumers and incredibly misinformed voters. " Also explained is why the loss of a challenging and questioning press corps is a loss for all of us, not just for those who actually read a newspaper...

"To put it another way, our system attributes to people in their capacity as voters the very truth-detection skills that it assumes they do not have in their capacity as consumers."

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