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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What I mean is taking the opinion of the public seriously. I mean, people believe in a lot of weird things and that includes me. As an example, lot of people are anti-vaxxers, that doesn't actually make vaccines dangerous. Should their opinion matter? If so, how much?

I think the quote is meant to consider that sometimes we must ignore public opinion and do what is right. But, I agree some nuance could be lost. But sadly, the quote has no context because it is from a list of quotes Oscar Wilde wrote. Maybe, we should supply our own nuance.?

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Public opinion has a pretty big influence on who is getting voted into public offices. Ignore at your own peril.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Yes, but that is the problem of politicians. Regular people like you or me can safely ignore public opinion. Because we know how dumb public is.

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