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Re: South Korean President Impeached

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Post by mc32 »

zw123456 wrote: post #15
Numberwang wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Educate your electorate.

Major flaw with democracy, 50% of electorate has below average IQ.

So back to only educated people or people owning property again; are we proposing education testing before casting a vote? Besides, it's not like smart people don't have biases.

That does not seem like an alternative most people -even educated or above median IQ would favor.

Re: South Korean President Impeached

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Post by treme »

gingerbread-man wrote: post #2

Well done S.Korea. Any tips for US?

1) Get a media figure* that commands the utmost respect of the population to report on corruption.

2) Get 2% of the population participating in a peaceful protest & demonstration to put pressure on congress.

3) ???

4) profit!!

*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sohn_Suk-hee

Re: South Korean President Impeached

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Post by Judgmentality »

winstonewert wrote: post #19
zw123456 wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Major flaw with democracy, 50% of electorate has below average IQ.

Actually, 50% of electorate has below median IQ.

Specifically for the IQ, isn't the average designed to be the median? It's a normal distribution after all.

Re: South Korean President Impeached

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Post by debaserab2 »

jdjebc82747 wrote: post #23

How to get top comment on HN: condescendingly dictate the importance: SK pres impeached: "This is huge" Gmail add ons: "This is a really big deal"

Huh? What about that comment was condescending? Do you not interpret this as a very important moment in South Korea's democracy?

Re: South Korean President Impeached

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Post by sqeaky »

winstonewert wrote: post #19
zw123456 wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Major flaw with democracy, 50% of electorate has below average IQ.

Actually, 50% of electorate has below median IQ.

I don't like the Mode of your speech. I think you are Mean and this falls well below the Average expected on Hacker News.

Re: South Korean President Impeached

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Post by sdfgre435 »

debaserab2 wrote: post #26
jdjebc82747 wrote: post #23

How to get top comment on HN: condescendingly dictate the importance: SK pres impeached: "This is huge" Gmail add ons: "This is a really big deal"

Huh? What about that comment was condescending? Do you not interpret this as a very important moment in South Korea's democracy?

I think he was saying that too many comments on HN begin with telling the readers how significant this thing is. It can come off as telling people how to feel about something rather than letting them interpret. But it really is the beginning of way too many top comments. I bet you'll see it everywhere now that you know to look. Your comment sounds like a BuzzFeed article, not actual analysis.

Re: South Korean President Impeached

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Post by M_Grey »

treme wrote: post #22
gingerbread-man wrote: post #2

Well done S.Korea. Any tips for US?

1) Get a media figure* that commands the utmost respect of the population to report on corruption. 2) Get 2% of the population participating in a peaceful protest & demonstration to put pressure on congress. 3) ??? 4) profit!! * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sohn_Suk-hee

Media figure with utmost respect... in the US... scratches head

We're hooped.

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