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Ignorance

Acts out badly

By William AlfredPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read
Acting hate

It is hard to rouse most people to action

by appeal to their own interest.

It is quite easy to rouse them to act

with bold lies that they have been wronged.

That is why low-information

voters despise the well-informed.

Facts determine true self-interest.

Grievance and rage are the practice of ignorance.

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William Alfred

A retired college teacher who has turned to poetry in his old age.

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    Written by William Alfred