November 30, 2002
I never meant to say that the Conservatives are generally stupid. I meant to say that stupid people are generally Conservative. I believe that is so obviously and universally admitted a principle that I hardly think any gentleman will deny it.
-John Stuart Mill Posted by Orrin Judd at November 30, 2002 6:45 PMComments
I doubt the kids who fail to get 700 on their SAT's are mostly Republicans.
Posted by: Tom Stamper at November 30, 2002 9:03 PMI've said the same thing about democrats. I can't imagine how anyone with a brain could fall for some of the stuff they put out.
Posted by: NKR at November 30, 2002 9:21 PMBut wouldn't J.S. Mill be a Republican today? (Abolish the capital gains tax, etc.)
At the very worst, he'd be a neolib.
Butterfly ballots. QED.
Posted by: someone at December 1, 2002 3:31 AMJ.S. Mill would be a libertarian methinks.
Posted by: M Ali Choudhury at December 1, 2002 7:50 AMDemocrats are the Conservative party today.
Posted by: pj at December 1, 2002 8:21 AM