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September 15, 2008

Cynicism 'can damage democracy's health'

By richard

This research this article describes appears to attempt to identify cynicism and contempt for politicians, the media and so on as as a kind of behavioral problem or phenomena that threatens 'democracy'... Rather than looking at societal processes like increasing governmental authoritarianism and habitually lying media as possibly the cause of a wee bit o' contempt?.. I think I'm feeling a bit of contempt for the research.

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This research this article describes appears to attempt to identify cynicism and contempt for politicians, the media and so on as as a kind of behavioral problem or phenomena that threatens 'democracy'... Rather than looking at societal processes like increasing governmental authoritarianism and habitually lying media as possibly the cause of a wee bit o' contempt?.. I think I'm feeling a bit of contempt for the research.

Authors Bio:
Kent State, philosophy of logic, of science, SIU neuroscientist, forensic neuropsychologist, Preferred activities: Restoring British motorcycles, cars, Matchless, Austin Healey, Triumph - building an engine, programming a computer, revolution. Other stuff: SDS 1968, antiwar, 911 truth, anticorporatist, anti-classist, anti-neocon, anti-left-right paradigm, anti-Empire. Pissed off. Believer in the Republic (may it rest in peace). Best thing: Father. Blessed.

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