I watched Googleberg a few times on German television, and the fact that
his extreme arrogance (both in his attitude when caught, and in the
cheating act itself) has galled everyone with a 3-digit IQ. This
wouldn't have been different in the UK.
Alexander Hellemans
On Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:41 +0000, "Stephan Matthiesen"
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Francis,
>
> Am 01.03.2011 11:04, schrieb Francis Sedgemore:
> > In this case, what we are witnessing is a combination of Volksmacht,
> > Schadenfreude, high-minded principle, and an unwillingness to allow
> > an intensely annoying aristocratic sleb to take the p**s. In no
> > particular order of importance.
>
> I think one has to be a bit careful not to project interpretations from
> a British view onto another country that works quite differently in many
> ways, in terms of political structures and public participation as well
> as the position and status of science in society.
>
> An outside view is certainly useful, but I have a feeling that a more
> detailed analysis of the situation, perhaps also comparing the German
> and British system, would be quite enlightening and a useful piece of
> work for a social scientist who is interested in public engagement.
>
> Cheers
> Stephan
>
> --
> Stephan Matthiesen
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