Multiplication by Stupid
In mathematics, there is the rule of multiplication by zero. Any number times zero is zero. ( I really hope explaining that was completely unnecessary)
In Politics, there is what I call the rule of multiplication by stupid. Any philosophy times stupid is stupid. Often, this is used to 'prove' that some political belief is dumb or useless. Really all it proves is that it does not work when used in a dumb or useless way.
Closely related to "Reductio_ad_absurdum"
2 comments:
You are posting faster than I can keep up!
I am old and slow....
People keep readin em. I feel like I have to.
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