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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Okay. But can you apply this analysis to what we're actually talking about? It may be true that people generally dislike when a rich kid gets richer when he hasn't a brain in his head. Do you think our society does reward the right factors? Is athleticism more important than intellect? Is an inheritance better than a hard-earned degree? Can you relate your statement back to what we're talking about somehow?
TM
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Easy. Seb was speaking of how Ty's City on the Hill (New Ulm?) can only be reached if you, in fact, can win an election and put yourself into a position to help create that city. It's a lot like that SNL Dukakis debate line ("how the hell am I losing to this guy?!") He should have been winning, if voters valued the factors that he valued. Point was, they didn't. Lefty academics should be handsomely rewarded, if society valued the academics' gifts as highly as the academics do. Point was, they don't.
