Is it time to, “completely forget the classic Left-Right dichotomy and apply what we’ve discovered about left- and right-handers to today’s problems?”
In this tongue-in-cheek article from Frederico Bastiao of Portugal’s Jornal de Negocios, a completely new way of addressing the world’s problems needs to be considered.
For the Jornal de Negocios, Frederico Bastiao writes in part:
“A new and refreshing approach was recently proposed by my colleague Elesk Slichen of the University of Estoucalmu, in his paper, Being on the Left is Right, but it’s not Right to Be Left. Slichen maintains that we should forget the classic Left-Right dichotomy and apply what we’ve discovered about left- and right-handers to today’s problems – a new view of the content and context of ‘right’ and ‘left.’ Since left-handers, in terms of averages, are more intelligent – an elite (between 7 and 10 percent of the population) – and as the global economy confronts an unparalleled crisis, Slichen recommends that a party of left-handers be created to take the reigns of governance.”
By Frederico Bastião*
Translated By Helene Hill
August 18, 2009
Portugal – Jornal de Negocios – Original Article (Portuguese)
Much has been said of late about President Obama’s left-handedness, which has revived a debate among people who even today, refuse to believe that being left-handed is not a sign of lesser intellectual development.
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