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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (33785)	4/29/2005 10:49:05 AM
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How the "feelies" thread views the world...... The Infantile American Principle Austin Bay Blog Filed under: General— site admin @ 9:19 am David Gelernter explains in a brilliant LA Times essay. Gelernter’s conclusion: <<< Advanced Democrats are now revving up to make sure you eat your vegetables and steer clear of those nasty French fries. Why is it their business? Because Democrats are professors in disguise. Scratch a Democrat, find a professor. It all goes back to central planning, socialism, Marxism — let the experts run the economy; free markets are too democratic and messy. Many professors believed in Marxism right up to the point where Communist China itself bailed out in disgust. Professors see the world in terms of experts and students: “We are smart; you are dumb.” That’s the Infantile American Principle in a nutshell. Now go play with your toys and don’t bother me. >>> Note this: David Gelernter is also a professor. Do I agree with Gelernter’s thesis? Of course– it’s an old insight, but Gelernter makes the case with wit and rhetorical spark. The “we know best” act has many roots: a fundamental distrust of human intelligence, a nagging fear of human liberty, a control freak streak. The Republicans have their own finger-wagging version of control freak. But read the essay and consider Gelernter’s point about photo i.d.’s for voting in Georgia– and the insulting, demeaning tantrum pulled by Georgia Dem legislators. austinbay.net latimes.com

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