Elite clueless and wrong disturbingly often

[Fides]

When I saw the thread title I presumed Future Taoiseach was back

I reckon you could change the OP to
people clueless and wrong disturbingly often

It is not something exclusive to the elite.

[Observer]

Ireland's establishment has a pretty amazing record. Every decade, the sensible, respectable consensus decides on something that is completely bonkers.

1920s: One of the key pillars of public policy is the restoration of the Irish language through compulsion
1930s: The Economic War. Nuts.

One could argue that the Land Annuities were the "pig-headed insistence that the state can and should shoulder all liabilities" of their day.

1950s: Catholic Church allowed to decide huge areas of public policy

That had been in place since the 1920s, and, arguably, large areas of social policy had been farmed out to the Catholic Church since long before independence.

Never underestimate the ability of well-bred, serious and sensible Irishmen and women to choose the utterly wrong option simply because it is presented as the well-bred, serious and sensible option at the time.

[seabhcan]

It is not something exclusive to the elite.

Though its wrong to assume 'the elite' is smarter than average people. The are a group composed of those with the thickest necks, not the biggest brains.

[Fides]

Though its wrong to assume 'the elite' is smarter than average people. The are a group composed of those with the thickest necks, not the biggest brains.

Well, they're smarter in the sense that they get to run our lives and maintain their positions.

[Socratus O' Pericles]

Some examples of the elites being misguided and wrong compared to the plebs, probably not for the last time either




They Don

Another limk from a pathetic right wing blog. Immigration into Britain was extremly helpful to the British economy ANd to the immigrants.Its not their fault if neoliberalism requires a certain tranch to live in poverty so that they may be exploited for mcjobs.