I fully expect to come back to this post with plenty of Lemmy-tastic comments along the lines of “The people are tired of experts”, but left-leaning instead of right.

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    19 hours ago

    The door to the cockpit is locked. If there has been a discussion or if there is just this vote, the powerlessness of those regular passengers shows that anti-intellectualism is an isolated problem. It only looks dangerous to those who don’t remember the locked door.

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        18 hours ago

        That door is locked.

        The cartoon is apt. It’s even worse. Pilots don’t fly without the approval of airline management.