John Stossel – Some People Shouldn’t Vote

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[John F. Stossel (March 6, 1947)] Source: LYBIO.net
Are your instincts wrong? Instinct tells us flying is dangerous, charity helps the poor, price gouging is evil, and every adult should vote. Tonight we challenge your instincts.

[John Stossel]
Who helps the poor more, charity or business?

[Woman / Green Hat]
Charity!

[Women]
Charity!

[John Stossel] Source: LYBIO.net
But is that true?

[?]
Self interest has fed more people than Charity ever has.

[John Stossel]
Then what scares you? Are you scared of flying? Your instinct misleads you. This is much more likely to kill you. (walking across a street) *car crash sound*

[John Stossel] Source: LYBIO.net
And finally we all hear, it’s your duty to vote. But I say some of you shouldn’t vote. Because some of you don’t know much.

[John Stossel]
Do you know who this is? (holds up a pic of Mitt Romney)

[Man]
Ahhh – Tom Brokaw.

[Woman]
Looks like Will Ferrell.

[John Stossel]
(holds up a pic of Newt Gingrich)

[Man]
Don’t know who he is.

[John Stossel]
Do you vote?

[Man] Source: LYBIO.net
Yes, sir.

[John Stossel]
But maybe you shouldn’t if you don’t know who these people are.

[Man]
(laughs) You are correct.

[John Stossel]
Your instinct is probably wrong. That’s our show tonight.

[Reporter]
Then he got hit by a car ummmm, John what are you saying there?

[John Stossel]
I’m saying that our instincts are important and that’s why we’re alive because our ancestors had the instinct to avoid the Tigers and to know when to harvest things, but in a modern economy they are not good, our instincts says fear flying, don’t fear driving, but driving is much more dangerous. Our instincts says everybody should vote but some people are dumb or don’t pay attention and they shouldn’t vote. And there’s a whole list, I’m gonna write a whole book about this about how our intuition tells us stuff that sets us a stray in a modern economy.

[Reporter]
But ah, you wanna be careful how you define Dumb, than, I mean someone is ignorant of the ( ) ( ) it’s a very valid arguement then what the heck are you doing voting for. But someone else can say don’t vote cause your not inclined to vote for my candidate.

[John Stossel] Source: LYBIO.net
Well I say that –

[Reporter]
Right.

[John Stossel] Source: LYBIO.net
- but I’m not saying we should have a test of something but I – I – I – this endless cheerleading let’s go to the rock concerts and register the kids and the kids are not paying attention, it’s important in a democracy, it’s important to vote. And these are important issues. The people who participate ought to be the ones who pay attention.

[?]
So it – let’s say the Occupy Wall Street crowd, it gets galvinized and just just signs up the masses to vote ahh and any one in power they vote out – much is like the Tea Party did with any big spender – just vote them out – that you’d be on board with but – but – but

[John Stossel]
Sure – I bet most of them know who Mitt Romney is.

[Reporter]
Right.

[John Stossel]
If you held up a picture.

[Reporter]
Although the Tom Brokaw was actually pretty good. Ummm – but you – you – you – you put a limit on it, or do you? In other words, what what when is it acceptable to be stupid?

[John Stossel] Source: LYBIO.net
It’s always – I’m a libertarian it’s acceptable to be stupid. I’m just saying we shouldn’t have the get out to vote campaigns and make these statements, everyone has to vote; this is your patriotic duty. Well, if you’re not paying attention, I think it’s your patriotic duty not to vote.

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