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To: WaterDragon
"Articulation" is a big deal for the Lefties, according to Sowell. What is not intellectually studied, understood and "articulated" cleverly (cleverness is important)(by a properly educated elite) simply is not considered worthy to be called "knowledge".

The Left has a lot of appeal for the articulate segment of society. In a Communist/statist society, it is the articulate who will rise to the top. The people who are skilled at intrigue, at persuasion, at flattery, at political games have a competitive advantage in large organizations (with government bureaucracy being the largest of organizations).

In the capitalist world, what counts is not how articulate you are, but how RIGHT you are. The man who makes it rich is the one who makes the right decisions, even if he can't articulate WHY he's doing it beyond "having a hunch". Conversely, in government you can fail to actually achieve a decent product for years (eg, the public school system, welfare, public housing, etc) and still be promoted, as long as you're articulate and good at political games

22 posted on 02/06/2003 7:29:46 PM PST by SauronOfMordor (To see the ultimate evil, visit the Democrat Party)
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To: SauronOfMordor
Your comments are very articulate, Sauron. Of course, the Left would be aghast that an articulate conservative would disagree with them!
23 posted on 02/06/2003 9:31:27 PM PST by WaterDragon (Playing possum doesn't work against nukes.)
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To: SauronOfMordor
Great as usual. I think you'd do well in both systems :).
24 posted on 02/07/2003 12:00:59 AM PST by weikel (Your commie has no regard for human life not even his own)
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