Posted November 27, 2012
TStael: The smile at - frown upon approach is arguably more populistic, based on how a posting is liked or disliked. Let us just simply state vox populi, as original quote. But this surely implies validation of popular opinion?
No, it doesn't. It merely makes it known. If popular opinion somewhere is constantly unacceptable, things are already lost. It doesn't matter whether it remains hidden or is overtly displayed.