Word: foolish
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...should recall that between the Renaissance and the 19th century Industrial Revolution, new communications technology, from the printing press to the telegraph, generally spurred mass political participation. True, today's Pollyannas could end up looking as foolish as the doomsayers of that era once did -- like Alfred Lord Tennyson, who gushed that the telegraph would result in ``war banners furled'' and a ``parliament of the world.'' Yet it is really our own century that has turned from enthusiasm for the benefits of science to a kind of techno-pessimism: instead of advancing participatory democracy, early radio and then television actually...
...about this bit of pop philosophy for the masses. In striking a balance between what we want and what we can get, the ownership of ideals and a romantic vision is a sweet, intoxicating syrup that alternately sustains hope and steals it away. Few strike well the balance between foolish bliss and defeatism, between the tragic romantic and the resigned. Most of us swing back and forth between the two across different issues and different times...
...citizenry to prop up their points. The media don't help with their frequent telephone polls. It is high time we give our representatives some breathing space to legislate without constant reference to the whimsy of the popular opinions of the moment. Even if 50 million people say a foolish thing, it is still considered a foolish thing...
...citizenry to prop up their points. The media don't help with their frequent telephone polls. It is high time we give our representatives some breathing space to legislate without constant reference to the whimsy of the popular opinions of the moment. Even if 50 million people say a foolish thing, it is still considered a foolish thing...
...citizenry to prop up their points. The media don't help with their frequent telephone polls. It is high time we give our representatives some breathing space to legislate without constant reference to the whimsy of the popular opinions of the moment. Even if 50 million people say a foolish thing, it is still considered a foolish thing...