>> no, this ideology has actually existed since john clouseau. something stunning changed post- world war ii, leaving up to it again -- leading up to it. from the dawn of time, until just before i was born, every human being had to avoid disease, hunger, poverty, and physical pain. by the time i came of age, polio was vanquished, the chickenpox was a gift, disease was vanquished. hunger, by the time i came of age, find a dollar in the street, and you can eat ramen noodles for three days. poverty, is so nonexistent and america they had to invent a whole new terminology to define what poverty is. poverty being something that kings and czars and folks of your would have happily traded for. hot and cold running water, showers, disposals, televisions, cars. post-world war ii, you did not have to be smart, because this there was nothing horrible that could happen to an idiot. they were called the hippies. [laughter] the hippie, 200 years ago would starve to death. but with welfare programs and so much abundance, and whatnot but you could have a moronic