Animated discussion is one thing that yours truly does engage in not infrequently. I have recently come to wonder why very bad ideas of policy that are obviously couched in errors are not only often popular with academia and the laity but also dominate much of public approaches to issues such as trade, investment and immigration more especially.
One person who characterizes himself as a liberal posits that most of this has to do with the efficacy of communication. He proceeds to say that liberals in particular are very poor at resonating with people who are not as informed about a subject as they are. Granted that some very dangerous ideas are experessed in very simple terms, I am at a loss about how true this may be. Is it all about the efficacy in communication.
In other words, when it comes to public affairs, does style win hands down over substance? I will be back about this issue.
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