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pfitz59

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12. Too many folk live in a 'fog'

Reply to sarisataka (Original post)

Fri Nov 8, 2024, 12:04 PM

Nov 8

Focused on school, work, church, hobbies and entertainments. Their day-to-day life is void of critical thinking and a greater awareness of the world outside their comfort zone. We on this website are far more attuned to political currents and the ebb and flow beyond ourselves. Anyone who has ever watched 'Jay Walking' on Leno or Kimmel's street interviews knows how out-of-touch the average people are. Deliberate ignorance is the American norm. I've heard acquaintances brag about staying out of the information stream. Tune out the news, turn on the tube and vote how your Pastor or spouse tell you, if you vote at all. I asked some people on Nov 6th if they voted, and they said, "There was an election?" I kid you not! The fate of our nation and the world has always come down to the tiny percentage of voters who turn out.

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THIS is the level of ignorance- 'Did Joe Biden drop out?' [View all] sarisataka Nov 8 OP

It must take a lot of effort to avoid knowing facts. I feel like I get them through osmosis. Walleye Nov 8 #1

They are truly disconnected mcar Nov 8 #2

I can deal with the ignorance but DeeDeeNY Nov 8 #14

The AI search algorithm proffered that question as a suggested search. John1956PA Nov 8 #3

No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people. Ray Bruns Nov 8 #4

The only successful business enterprises Drumpf has realized in recent years generalbetrayus Nov 8 #20

Yep, it's hard to argue with evidence like that. We are, for sure, a stupid and degenerate species. jaxexpat Nov 8 #5

I know some people who are that disconnected... Ysabel Nov 8 #6

The number of people who don't understand the function of blinkers JCMach1 Nov 8 #7

...or who think COVID masking is "virtue signaling" (nt) Pinback Nov 8 #21

I can understand that some people did not know it. Butterflylady Nov 8 #8

Exactly DeeDeeNY Nov 8 #23

States like my home one corrupted and disrupted education for decades. OldBaldy1701E Nov 8 #9

If you're that uninvolved, and frankly, that dumb... COL Mustard Nov 8 #10

It makes one wonder on which planet they spend most of their time. I can't even begin to comprehend this. Texin Nov 8 #11

Too many folk live in a 'fog' pfitz59 Nov 8 #12

how about "I didn't know tariffs would crash the economy and raise prices" AmandaRuth Nov 8 #13

My learning disabled son called upset because "that mean man won" appleannie1 Nov 8 #15

This is a bullshit story johnnyfins Nov 8 #16

Really? sarisataka Nov 8 #18

The same folks who were all for banning Arabic numerals. bif Nov 8 #17

I think part of Kamala's problem was that people literally did not know who she was until this summer. SweetieD Nov 8 #19

Things have been kind of hectic the last few days, and I may be misremembering, generalbetrayus Nov 8 #22

Sadly, yes it is true that there is a section of adults ReRe Nov 8 #24