81. Did Trump voters already exist in the XIII century?
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tweet just reminded me of a great quote: ‘You can beat 40 scholars with 1 fact,
but you cannot beat 1 idiot with 40 facts’. It is attributed to Mevlana Rumi,
the XIII century Persian poet and Islamic scholar. It seems the problem that so
much preoccupies us today, the fact that many in the voting ranks choose to
ignore fact and base opinions and votes on unsubstantiated slogans, was already
an issue 800 years ago. Despite this persistent malaise, we are still here and
generally making progress. This is a hopeful thought. The concerning flipside
of the coin is that nowadays idiots can have much graver impact. The denial of
fact, be it creationism, climate change denial, ignoring pandemic threats or fostering
unregulated markets despite ample evidence that they don’t work for most
citizens are not new. The consequences, given our population growth and the
evolution of our technologies, may be. The more powerful we become, the more
important facts are and the more expensive idiots can be
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