David Thomson
2008-05-04 21:49:07
“I would certainly put better odds on a random college student being able to name the president of Pakistan, or explain what the capital gains tax is, than a random member of the population at large.”
I completely agree! It is the “excessive idealism” that is most disconcerting. The young are more easily seduced into embracing utopian schemes—that eventually turn out disastrously.
I am also very worried about the fascist tendencies of the Obama supporters. Indeed, they remind me of the students in Italy who supported dictator Benito Mussolini. Blind faith in the great leader seems to underpin the movement.
