(11-14-2020, 02:09 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(11-14-2020, 12:42 AM)Lucky2Last Wrote: I don't really think  you need a test, but I'd be about that Starship Troopers model. The test is service.

You can serve and still be a moron who needs constant help, getting through life. I just wanna see people prove that they have enough common sense that they can handle voting, driving, having kids, etc. There are just too many morons out there right now and Americans are getting dumber by the day. It was all foretold in this movie......

Idiocracy-like situations have happened a few times in history already.  In the movie, everyone in government believes that sports drinks are better than water, even for plants. That's comparable to the ignorance of Mao when he thought people could make steel girders in backyard furnaces, or the ignorance of Mugabe when he thought his soldiers could forcibly take over farms with no loss of productivity.  

Idiocracy situations happen when there is a consolidation of power, when the dear leader can not be questioned by anyone, whether educated or ignorant.

as long as there is genuine competition of ideas in a society, the better ideas win almost every time.

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Honestly, if we're going to put any faith in intelligence tests, I wouldn't administer them on voters.
I would administer them on candidates.
What if your ballot showed the person's name, their party affiliation, and their GRE score?

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