No, not that one, this one: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0819.html#article
Now THAT was an experiment on obedience to authority. Perhaps a good exercise would be to try to explain how/why a person could get 90% of a large population to vote for him and whether this is really something that a society should desire. It is hard to decide whether one should laugh or cry at comments about "moderation" in the article. -Mike Palij New York University [EMAIL PROTECTED] P.S. In 2000 we had "hanging chads". In 1934 it was "spoiled votes". What message was being sent there? --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
