The people who did best in television democracy are likely to do worst under the glare of the telephone. In the age of telephone democracy our politicians are going to grow more polite. Their voices are going to grow smaller, and their ears bigger.
Predictor: Huber, Peter
Prediction, in context:In a 1992 article for Forbes magazine, Peter Huber, a senior fellow of the Manhattan Institute, makes the following statement: ”The people who did best in television democracy are likely to do worst under the glare of the telephone. In the age of telephone democracy our politicians are going to grow more polite. Their voices are going to grow smaller, and their ears bigger. Enter Ross Perot.”
Biography:Peter Huber, a lawyer with degrees from MIT and Harvard, was a 1990s expert in telecommunications. (Legislator/Politician/Lawyer.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1992
Topic of prediction: Global Relationships/Politics
Subtopic: Democracy
Name of publication: Forbes
Title, headline, chapter name: Telephone Democracy
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web14.epnet.com/citation.asp?tb=1&_ug=dbs+1+ln+en%2Dus+sid+21373427%2D696C%2D4C22%2D8950%2D24281E7EBCC9%40sessionmgr5+D494&_us=bs+Peter++Huber+ds+Peter++Huber+dstb+KS+hd+0+hs+0+or+Date+ri+KAAACBWB00018850+sm+KS+so+b+ss+SO+3B20&cf=1&fn=41&rn=46
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