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» True Believer   2004-08-31 07:57 Peter Carswell

>>Do you intend to state what 'apparently irrational beliefs' this 'self-described sceptic' holds....?<<

People who believe that representative democracy is the best we can do are true believers. They believe what their grade 3 teachers told them, and Channel 9 too. But rationally, we know that free markets are the best we can do. People need competition if they are to do their best. So the "apparently irrational beliefs" that I'm referring to include the belief that our political problems can be solved without changing the electoral system, the belief that voting really matters, the belief that the Liberal Party would be fine if only the socialists got out of the way, and the belief that countries and legislatures are somehow divinely inspired.

  • True Believer -- Strawman 2004-08-31