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Who am I to look down on another person, especially for failing to correctly grasp the complexity of politics?


I think, though, that you're kind of fudging in their favor, there. The people currently under discussion do not "fail to correctly grasp the complexity of politics". They simply refuse to think for themselves.

If someone tells me "George W. Bush is making the world safer", and I ask them how they came to that conclusion, I expect something better than "Because he's fighting terrorism." or a description of the story they saw on Fox News last night.

Complexity is an excuse for misunderstanding tax codes, not for when you simply refuse to be well informed before spouting off with your opinion.

That said, I have to say that the original rant elicited more of a "And this suprises you why?" kind of reaction from me.
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Dave