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Xipe Totec

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Sat Jan 31, 2026, 10:48 PM 9 hrs ago

Why Democracy Rewards Idiots -- Plato Saw It Coming 2,400 Years Ago



Food for thought.

This is a restatement of Dunning-Kruger, and the effect it has on the audience.
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Why Democracy Rewards Idiots -- Plato Saw It Coming 2,400 Years Ago (Original Post) Xipe Totec 9 hrs ago OP
Bookmarking for later. yellow dahlia 9 hrs ago #1
hitler used democracy to take over germany. goebbels gloated about this nt msongs 9 hrs ago #2
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