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		walshemj on Jan 18, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Death Of Expertise http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/higher/history/democracy/chang... Or any general history text from say the last few hundred years. There was also a lot of opposition to translating the Bible into vulgar language as opposed to having a Latin speaking elite interpret it for the peasants and yeomen

nickff on Jan 18, 2014 [–]

Interesting article, but it does not make any argument with respect to expertise; that BBC article talks about 'skin in the game'.

>only people with "a stake in the country", that is people who paid taxes and held property, should take part in politics

walshemj on Jan 20, 2014 | [–]

you really dont see the analogy?

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