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[Phys-l] slogan : "those who can, teach ...."



In case you haven't seen it: This pin-on button has been available
for a few months:

http://www.philnel.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ThoseWhoCanTeach.jpeg

The same slogan is available printed on a T-shirt or a bumper sticker.

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This is the sort of thing that amuses people who agree with you and
infuriates people who don't agree with you.

As such, I reckon it is the opposite of good politics. It's like
preaching to the choir, or maybe worse.

Sometimes you need to fire up the base, but the wise strategy is to
do it in a way that does not infuriate everybody else. Anybody can
fire up the folks who already agree; the real leader is the one
who can persuade the folks who did not already agree, and get them
to do the right thing.