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Originally Posted by Eta C
Opinion polls are meaningless here. What does the science say? You realize, of course, when writing this that you have to take H.L. Menken's comment into account.
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Originally Posted by Menken
No one ever went broke overestimating the intelligence of the American public
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As a Menckenphile, I must point out that particular "quote" is very likely apocryphal. It appears to be a variation on what H. L. actually wrote
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No one in this world, so far as I know ... has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people.
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But your point remains valid.
As well as the points made that
Robert TG and his non-space and astronomy CTs have no place here.