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kuschku on Feb 6, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Watson for President

You have to do things based on polls, knowledge, and statistics – not based on "what I believe in".

Merkel’s government, despite being criticized for never having their own opinion, did this quite well, and handled most things well.

RA_Fisher on Feb 6, 2016 [–]

Which polls will we administer? The ones we believe in? Which statistics will we construct? The ones we believe in? Which knowledge will we choose to incorporate? The ones we believe in?

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