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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
dk, "the people" are not all-knowing and wise. Sometimes they are stupid. Case in point: segregation. The majority of folks in your home state of Texas would still have some citizens attending separate schools and drinking from different water fountains if it weren't for some decisions by folks that went against popular opinion at the time.
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that is irrelevant, it's also what causes alot of the strife in this nation. yes, some groups of people are pretty damned ignorant, but so what? if it's a small group, they are minimized. In the episode you reference, look at the harshness as a result of the 'forcible' actions that they weren't prepared for? It was shameful, but that was their way of life to choose. They are representatives, not rulers.
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