Heh - The Peter Principle
Dr. Laurence J. Peter publicised
this principle back in 1969.
Still holds true today -- from
Borepatch:
The Intellectual Elite and the Peter Principle
There are two very interesting events happening now, that show the inner workings of the "Elite" progressives. Christine O'Donnell has been widely mocked for saying in a debate that the First Amendment does not discuss separation of church and state, and Sarah Palin has been widely mocked for saying that the original Tea Party occurred in 1773, not 1776.
It appears that both O'Donnell and Palin are entirely correct, and their critics have exposed themselves as ignorant of history and the Constitution, not to mention foolish and ill mannered.
Remember, these critics are supposed to be the "Best And Brightest", at least that's what we're told. We shoud bow to the superior intelligent of our would-be overlords, whether they're right or wrong.
Oooooooh kaaaaay.
This got be thinking, because it looks like a failure this big doesn't happen by accident. The common thread linking the critics is that they are highly-credentialed products of an extremely hierarchical, bureaucratic institution (the US education system). There are well known principles for analyzing how these institutions function, the most important of which is the Peter Principle:In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to their level of incompetence.
Posted by DaveH at October 22, 2010 7:38 PM