From: word_chemist@hotmail.com   
      
   "Bayle"  wrote in message   
   news:1140879030.017205.97690@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...   
   > The first question ought to be how many Amercians, or Brits  for that   
   > matter, know who Trotsky is, Then see how many Limbaugh listeners know.   
   > I'm betting more than the general population., but I could be wrong.   
   > Then compare that to some percent for another group of your choosing.   
   >   
   > Of course the ultimate question is so what.   
   >   
   > Suppose that 40% of Limbaugh listeners knew who Trotsky was  while only   
   > 10% of Democrats. What's the conclusion?   
   >   
   > I'm betting, given the general state of historical knowledge, that   
   > alomst no one in the general population today knows anyting about   
   > Trotsky. And for most, Lenin is likely John.   
   >   
      
   Martha and Henry's attitude is the attiotude of New Labour here in 1997.   
      
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