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abqtommy

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8. I agree. I guess my unspoken extrapolation

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 09:16 PM

Aug 2019

is that we need smarter people all through the process: a smarter electorate to elect smarter leaders who then appoint smarter people who more effectively develop smarter information and policies and communicate that with the smarter electorate.

But then I've heard that nobody who's smart gets into politics so it may just be another wish for a flying pony... By the way, I have a son who lives in Canada and I read the CBC news every day and it seems to me that the liberals in Canada have the same problems as the right wing. Not that it's an unusual situation for any country... There's definitely a "smart" shortage worldwide!

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