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sheshe2
Oct 2013
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Suich
(10,642 posts)1. Kinda hits the nail on the head, doesn't it?
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mnhtnbb
(31,397 posts)3. Tea Party motto should be "Ignorant and Proud of It".
Mojorabbit
(16,020 posts)4. I love this quote! Thanks! nt
Cha
(297,415 posts)5. Thank you, she..
dog_lovin_dem
(309 posts)6. K&R
ErikJ
(6,335 posts)7. In ancient Greece "Idiota" meant any citizen that didnt vote.
In ancient Greece, the inventors of democracy set up a law that required every person to vote, regardless of who they voted for. If anyone was found not voting, the person would be publicly marked and labeled an idiot, someone who thought their own personal needs trumped those of the society around them, and over time, the word "idiot" has evolved into today's usage.
- Isaac DeVille, Michgan State columnist
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)9. Too bad so many of our idiota vote. nt
tavalon
(27,985 posts)8. Wow, that's pretty straight forward
I don't want to ban low information voters but damn I wish they would just educate themselves and not on political commercials.