“The mistake we made was to assume that voters believed in...and desired...self sufficiency.”
Yes; more than 50% of the electorate would rather have free stuff than free-dom. When that line has been crossed, it’s over, Baby.
>> “The mistake we made was to assume that voters believed in...and desired...self sufficiency.” <<
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It has to be understood that by definition, almost half of the Bell Curve graphs people that lack ‘normal’ intelligence. (and ‘normal’ ain’t necessarily enough to be truly self sufficient)