With thanks ...Just brilliant and it's fun to run behind your learned thinking with my untrained mind ... :) I do understand well your excellent explanations ! I would think a case study (tho I my certain there have been many on these types of minds) of Steve Bannon - who, I think is extraordinarily brilliant ! The why and where his motivations went dark and downward for him, there will be a reason. Such an (dangerous ) orator...Bombastic and nauseating, but fully articulated with opinions or fabricated or manipulated truths delivered with absolute full conviction......Amazing dark ( in my opinion ) mind. But I digress...
I think someone else commented underneath the written article about how the revelation that a (presumably significant?) proportion of the electorate aren't capable of making decisions on 'higher order' (cortical?) thinking will affect the outcome of elections and whether that meant restricting who can vote. The same thought occurs to me about juries.
Should we be more careful with how we select juries? Often court cases require significant levels of understanding and life experience to come to conclusions about guilt, but surely they also require an ability to display complex moral reasoning as well? Just picking 12 people off the street, who may only be influenced by prejudice, propaganda and memory based emotions, risks multiple injustices.
The realisation that there is a small but significant part of society who can be easily manipulated leads me to focus more on upbringing, education, and improving the social conditions of the more vulnerable.
I don’t think tests for who can vote (or sit on a jury) is worthwhile at all. Indeed, the greatest action should be on regulating the media and ensuring disinformation is suppressed.
With thanks ...Just brilliant and it's fun to run behind your learned thinking with my untrained mind ... :) I do understand well your excellent explanations ! I would think a case study (tho I my certain there have been many on these types of minds) of Steve Bannon - who, I think is extraordinarily brilliant ! The why and where his motivations went dark and downward for him, there will be a reason. Such an (dangerous ) orator...Bombastic and nauseating, but fully articulated with opinions or fabricated or manipulated truths delivered with absolute full conviction......Amazing dark ( in my opinion ) mind. But I digress...
I think someone else commented underneath the written article about how the revelation that a (presumably significant?) proportion of the electorate aren't capable of making decisions on 'higher order' (cortical?) thinking will affect the outcome of elections and whether that meant restricting who can vote. The same thought occurs to me about juries.
Should we be more careful with how we select juries? Often court cases require significant levels of understanding and life experience to come to conclusions about guilt, but surely they also require an ability to display complex moral reasoning as well? Just picking 12 people off the street, who may only be influenced by prejudice, propaganda and memory based emotions, risks multiple injustices.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.
Hi Peter,
The realisation that there is a small but significant part of society who can be easily manipulated leads me to focus more on upbringing, education, and improving the social conditions of the more vulnerable.
I don’t think tests for who can vote (or sit on a jury) is worthwhile at all. Indeed, the greatest action should be on regulating the media and ensuring disinformation is suppressed.