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3. Can you make that into a bumper sticker?

Reply to H2O Man (Original post)

Mon Nov 24, 2014, 02:24 PM

Nov 2014

Unfortunately, nothing this deep can, which is why it'll probably not be sexy enough for mass consumption.

When we can make "complex matters" fashionable again, instead of simple matters that can be boiled down to a few catch words for the Idiocracy to repeat, then the World will definitely be moving in the right direction.

Great post!

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Critical Thinking [View all] H2O Man Nov 2014 OP

Well said, as usual. shraby Nov 2014 #1

lof course you are 100% correct but it wont happen on the current du... xiamiam Nov 2014 #2

Can you make that into a bumper sticker? ffr Nov 2014 #3

Well worth considering. nt. el_bryanto Nov 2014 #4

As usual... kentuck Nov 2014 #5

Another excellent post from one of DU's finest members. Thanks H2O Man. Scuba Nov 2014 #6

You make some critical points here. What I've found disheartening at DU is a tendency to trivialize Hekate Nov 2014 #7

Central Teaching Octafish Nov 2014 #8

Emotion seems to drive a lot of the discussions around here JonLP24 Nov 2014 #9

An interesting post. I have been mentally considering the various views of "normal". IdaBriggs Nov 2014 #10

Even if you "are pretty darned smart." Lurks Often Nov 2014 #11

Clear Truth Octafish Nov 2014 #12