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Thank you for sharing this. I always wondered about that poster.

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Thank you.

meritocracy DIFFERENT for the people VERSUS the socialist elites.

They say bad for the common people

and

NECESSARY for the sick socialist elites.

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virtually (adv.) essential qualities or facts are concerned

in effect, as good as * mine - innocent meaning - back then

* mine transhumist - change from virtuous

to replace authentic with AI, artificial

demagogue (n.) an unprincipled popular orator or leader ; Hitler, Bush/s, Biden

political power by prejudices, wishes, ignorance, & passions

of the people or a part of them

Greek dēmagōgos " popular leader "

" leader of the mob "

from dēmos " people, common people " * mine inferior

from PIE *da-mo " division " * laws, identification

from *da- " to divide " * logic/value, evidence

+ agōgos " leader " * superior elite

from agein " to lead " * deceptive, corrupt

from PIE *ag " drive, draw out/forth, move " * force, action

from 1650s, " a leader of the masses in an ancient city or state,

one who sways the people by oratory or persuasion. "

Often of disparagement since - in Athens, 5c. B.C.E.

also perhaps influenced French démagogue

demagogos explicitly denotes someone who leads or shepherds the demos,

later use - as primary epithet for political panderer

a virtual reversal of its original meaning.

The word demagogos implies people need someone to lead them

and that political power - through this leadership.

Loren J. Samons II " What's Wrong With Democracy "

University of California Press, 2004

Latin plebicola " one who courts - ' cultivates ' common people "

from plebs " the populace, common people "

+ colere " to cultivate "

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The Obama poster should say "Dope", because gibs is the real opium of the masses.

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policy on the left is coming from socialism

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I know this is a bit off topic, but the interactions with the groypers kinda just reinforced horseshoe theory in politics.

And yeah, just more proof we've been spoon fed this trite for the last few decades.

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