"Common Sense" in Politics
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jaylake had some thoughts about the calls for "common sense" in American politics. It's short and worth a read, but here's an excerpt:
I don't want my airline pilot to use common sense. I have common sense, and I couldn't land a plane with a scorecard and a map. I want my pilot to use Special Pilot Knowledge, experience, and a strong understanding of her well-maintained aircraft to bring me safely back to ground. Which amounts to common sense for pilots, but has nothing to do with me, no matter that I've flown something like two million air miles in my life as a passenger.
jaylake had some thoughts about the calls for "common sense" in American politics. It's short and worth a read, but here's an excerpt:I don't want my airline pilot to use common sense. I have common sense, and I couldn't land a plane with a scorecard and a map. I want my pilot to use Special Pilot Knowledge, experience, and a strong understanding of her well-maintained aircraft to bring me safely back to ground. Which amounts to common sense for pilots, but has nothing to do with me, no matter that I've flown something like two million air miles in my life as a passenger.
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Date: 2010-03-02 09:34 pm (UTC)Item 2 is interesting to me because a lot of people really struggle with the concept of what's in their best interest isn't always what they think it is. Terry Pratchett put it well in Witches Abroad, where the good fairy godmother is the one that gives you what you need, not what you want...