tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414290528721230538.post1831882598564318878..comments2024-01-13T05:32:19.026-05:00Comments on just a conservative girl: Ignorance and Government DependencyJust a conservative girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11982406297072353275noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414290528721230538.post-6078333615403617622012-02-07T20:11:57.207-05:002012-02-07T20:11:57.207-05:00In psychology, there's "learned dependenc...In psychology, there's "learned dependence" - you can take formerly independent people and teach them to depend on you for everything. East Germany is a classic example - they didn't know how to do anything without being told.<br /><br />It's much easier in life to say (a) I have someone really smart taking care of it for me, and (b) "No - everything's fine, and if there's a problem, those smart people will take care of it for me". Fat, dumb and happy (but on the way to the slaughterhouse) is a comfortable place to live. For as long as it lasts...<br /><br />Like the matrix: do you choose the red pill or blue pill? A messy, dirty reality where you're responsible for your mistakes, or a world of illusion?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414290528721230538.post-65809011437493477422011-12-01T10:07:30.531-05:002011-12-01T10:07:30.531-05:00Stupid and ignorant are very different things.Stupid and ignorant are very different things.Just a conservative girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11982406297072353275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414290528721230538.post-39527653039228345792011-11-30T19:28:29.809-05:002011-11-30T19:28:29.809-05:00If one assumes the population at large is stupid, ...If one assumes the population at large is stupid, how can one expect those elected from that population to be gifted with some unusual wisdom?Beer, Bicycles and the VRWChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976779901265528597noreply@blogger.com