The Deceit Of Language, Ctd

A reader remarks on Trump’s use of language:

It may be part of his appeal, but he’s an idiot. My son had a larger vocabulary at age 8 — no exaggeration.

Or in other words: if you as a citizen are equally limited in your vocabulary and thinking by choice, I don’t think you should have the right to vote.

I fear that down that street lies riot and ruin.

An allied approach – you must first prove you can put the good of the group ahead of your own profit before you can participate in the democracy – is the underlying philosophy of Heinlein’s Starship Troopers. (Not the movie!)

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