What does that mean for countries with low voter turn out? @calestous: "Idiot" means person not actively interested in #politics.
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@AdrianaGirdler "A penalty for not participating in politics is to be governed by your inferiors." - Plato -
@calestous Is there disillusionment b/c "whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his conduct".~Jefferson
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@calestous: "Idiot" is from ancient#Greek word, idiōtēs, meaning person not actively interested in#politicsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@calestous@EmmaYottie Interesting! I'd always thought it was someone not EMPLOYED publicly (since Greeks respected soldiers, politicians) -
@calestous@EmmaYottie I do love the connotation from your definition though :)
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@calestous oh my calestous. Guess idiots abound in kenyaThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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