tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post2007507787966271998..comments2023-10-20T05:51:51.625-04:00Comments on The THINK 3 INSTITUTE: What is populism?Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-16185099580795477242015-10-08T17:02:49.922-04:002015-10-08T17:02:49.922-04:008:42, I think you missed the part about populists ...8:42, I think you missed the part about populists questioning expertise in <i>politics,</i> not in everything.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-16288092487884386822015-10-07T20:42:20.482-04:002015-10-07T20:42:20.482-04:00Then let them hire Joe the plumber to fix their te...Then let them hire Joe the plumber to fix their television. Oh wait, since he's a plumber, he must be an "expert". Best not to trust his advice either. Get homeless Willie, the town drunk. He's no expert in any field. So he must be the wisest of all...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-16277511511144765012015-10-07T16:18:28.651-04:002015-10-07T16:18:28.651-04:00When it comes to politics many question the Platon...When it comes to politics many question the Platonic premise that there are experts in the same way that there are experts in the arts or sciences, since that would seem to threaten their notion of democracy, if not also their self-worth.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-30608700686514203772015-10-05T22:31:42.688-04:002015-10-05T22:31:42.688-04:00Those who hold no trust for experts show only thei...Those who hold no trust for experts show only their ignorance. That is a pathetic basis for any ideology.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com