In article , Lawrence Watt-Evans writes:
On Thu, 06 May 2010 10:38:40 -0600, Chris L Peterson wrote:
On Thu, 06 May 2010 11:39:46 -0400, Lawrence Watt-Evans wrote:

Technocracy was one of the political theories that cropped up in the
first half of the 20th century, alongside Fascism, Leninism, etc.

I'm not talking about technocracy, I'm talking about how effective
people with scientific training are as leaders. Very different things.

Um. The original premise of small-T technocracy was "people with
scientific training as leaders."

Herbert Hoover was the poster child for this particular movement.

Yabbut, he was such a great president that they named cities after him!

There were "Hoovervilles" all over the country. How popular can you get?

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