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158. Your metaphor is inapt.

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Maybe too many Americans are dumb. [View all] yardwork Nov 18 OP

Intellectually lazy or shallow. Or both. ms liberty Nov 18 #1

I have been mulling over the question of whether Harris could have defeated Ocelot II Nov 18 #2

This is what I've been thinking, too. yardwork Nov 18 #6

I blame the Kardashians and other "reality" shows..... now it's cool to be stupid. groundloop Nov 18 #64

That's where Trump got his start. Dumb fake reality shows. yardwork Nov 18 #68

The dumbing up of AmeriKKKa,.... magicarpet Nov 18 #106

Oh,.. let's not forget the dumbest of them all magicarpet Nov 18 #107

Reality TV, social media and now AI radius777 Tuesday #161

It all changed when Obama was elected. ECL213 Nov 18 #67

It might be a coincidence, but the timing is sure suspicious. yardwork Nov 18 #69

The task escalated from defeating a candidate to defeating Russian, Chinese, Iranian and far right disinformation. mahina Tuesday #139

I agree with this. yardwork Tuesday #142

The ONLY thing i disagree with you on is cyndensco Nov 18 #3

This NewHendoLib Nov 18 #5

Thanks! yardwork Nov 18 #7

+1 RockRaven Nov 18 #10

I think the qualifier makes it more powerful jfz9580m Nov 18 #56

Thank you! yardwork Nov 18 #59

Oh, wow, are you ever on track! soldierant Nov 18 #125

Thank you! jfz9580m Nov 18 #126

Thank you. soldierant Tuesday #159

Give systems more resources. I would not use less than 32GB of RAM TheKentuckian Nov 18 #131

This is why I basically withdrew... Hugin Nov 18 #4

No you are right...I have two sons and they are intelligent but dumb JT45242 Nov 18 #8

We saw some of this in 2000, and then it accelerated in 2016. yardwork Nov 18 #12

But they and huge parts of their generation are the worst purity voters. Mariana Nov 18 #60

The same kind of targeted propaganda. EarlG explained it well. yardwork Nov 18 #61

Many have been vouchered into ignorance. Jit423 Nov 18 #9

George Carlin was right!. Stupid People EVERYWHERE IrishBubbaLiberal Nov 18 #11

Speaking of George Carlin, here he is on Olbermann's old MSNBC show "Countdown". keep_left Nov 18 #72

Do I miss him. His voice would be so relevant today. Evolve Dammit Nov 18 #76

Stupid people reproduce like bunnies IronLionZion Nov 18 #13

And now it's glorified not fooled Nov 18 #14

I think that dumb markodochartaigh Nov 18 #15

54% of adults are literate to just below a sixth grade level. Hotler Nov 18 #16

Literacy is a hidden issue. yardwork Nov 18 #39

Wow! ReRe Nov 18 #97

This message was self-deleted by its author Hotler Nov 18 #100

Italian economist explains the 5 laws of stupid people. Worth a read. Pepsidog Nov 18 #17

There is also a great you tube video on the mass psychosis that fits JT45242 Nov 18 #18

That is fascinating! yardwork Nov 18 #31

Nixon wasn't a meat puppet. Every Republican President and nominee starting with Reagan has been a meat puppet. hunter Nov 18 #19

HW Bush wasn't stupid peregrinus Nov 18 #26

HW Bush was ethically compromised. hunter Nov 18 #37

Agreed, but compare him to Trump... yardwork Nov 18 #40

Cmon, give us a source. raccoon Nov 18 #42

Not even light work. I just note how people refuse to JCMach1 Nov 18 #20

I know a bunch of them myself kimbutgar Nov 18 #21

Eliminating the draft has changed our country dlk Nov 18 #22

And in the sixties, with the war in Vietnam, the draft brought organized rebellion and critical thinking to new levels. SupportSanity Nov 18 #120

Many people do not have good critical thinking skills Buckeyeblue Nov 18 #23

How did you hear me in my kitchen last night? BigmanPigman Nov 18 #24

K&R Solly Mack Nov 18 #25

Willfully ignorant, lazy, irresponsible, selfish, hate filled, racist and sexist. Irish_Dem Nov 18 #27

Willfully, or just plain, ignorant is the answer. The rest of your list hits the spot too. Magoo48 Nov 18 #33

Most of the MAGAs I know are lying when they spout Trump nonsense. Irish_Dem Nov 18 #36

Okay, you've had it buddy. I used my rec-ing ball on you. jaxexpat Nov 18 #28

I thought Bill Maher had a good take on this. Littlered Nov 18 #29

What exactly is the party's social agenda? Stuckinthebush Nov 18 #34

"social agenda" means everyone treated like human beings Skittles Nov 18 #104

Bill Maher is dumb. yardwork Nov 18 #38

preach it, yardwork Skittles Nov 18 #109

do you not get it? Skittles Nov 18 #101

Gaslighting John Shaft Nov 18 #130

"social agenda" - still waiting on you to define this. TBF Tuesday #154

Willful ignorance! Nt Grumpy Old Guy Nov 18 #30

We have reaped the rewards of 40 years of the intentional destruction of American education. flashman13 Nov 18 #32

that's how they want them 4catsmom Nov 18 #35

"It's the army they didn't have to pay for." Yep. That's IT. RIGHT THERE. calimary Nov 18 #47

Feature, not a glitch. Iggo Nov 18 #41

It's not about being merely "dumb" Blue_Tires Nov 18 #43

That's my definition of dumb, right there. yardwork Nov 18 #48

You are absolutely RIGHT. They're dumb. They dumbly choose against reading and lifelong learning as essential. ancianita Nov 18 #44

This, right here: yardwork Nov 18 #54

Fine. Appreciated, but ancianita Nov 18 #81

Maybe????? If this election isn't proof positive, nothing else is. Vinca Nov 18 #45

I was trying to leave the door open for argument... yardwork Nov 18 #49

It's a winning argument, so no, ancianita Nov 18 #85

Republicans wanna finish the job by getting rid of the Dept of Education. BradBo Nov 18 #46

They are nothing if not consistent. yardwork Nov 18 #51

They are dumb DownriverDem Nov 18 #50

Remember half of them are below average........ lastlib Nov 18 #52

The Republicans, with their far-reaching propaganda media, have made every single Democrat in office hadEnuf Nov 18 #53

This. And too many of us go along with it yardwork Nov 18 #58

This right here. hadEnuf Nov 18 #77

Bingo. yardwork Nov 18 #86

Maybe?? n/t Timewas Nov 18 #55

I am having a little difficulty viewing someone who calls themselves yardwork as elitist. You are right, they are dumb. camartinwv Nov 18 #57

They also like to learn the hard way quite a lot. Crowman2009 Nov 18 #62

I think working poor who vote fascist are so miserable that they want to destroy everything around them, yaesu Nov 18 #63

The majority of poor people voted for Harris, though. yardwork Nov 18 #65

And this is interesting Lulu KC Tuesday #156

Their message sounded good to me. yardwork Tuesday #157

Ask any of them BigMin28 Nov 18 #66

Maybe? relayerbob Nov 18 #70

Idiots actually IbogaProject Nov 18 #71

Don't forget that an unanticipated benefit of long workdays for the corporations LT Barclay Nov 18 #73

Great post! Very good points. My only comment would be that neither Nixon or Evolve Dammit Nov 18 #74

We are Dumb All Over JoseBalow Nov 18 #75

Dumb and evil. When one part has gigantic signs at their convention MaryMagdaline Nov 18 #78

They watch Fox, listen to Joe Rogan, the hundreds of all the RW stuff out there. kerry-is-my-prez Nov 18 #79

Every Empire dies... Dan Nov 18 #80

I can't disagree, which is sad. yardwork Nov 18 #88

It's not a matter of academic intelligence or education Joe Nation Nov 18 #82

Just maybe? NoRethugFriends Nov 18 #83

Polly, in Sir Terry Pratchett's 'Monstrous Regiment' GoneOffShore Nov 18 #84

I just watched these three documentaries... LaRaven Nov 18 #87

Welcome back, and thank you! yardwork Nov 18 #90

Thanks. I'm downloading episode 1 of brainwashed. scipan Nov 18 #98

Brainwashed is good - a little weak with the interviews LaRaven Nov 18 #132

Not dumb. Gullible, misinformed, naive. Martin68 Nov 18 #89

To that I would add frequently obtuse, complicit and/or hypocritical. PeaceWave Tuesday #140

I have no doubt Trumpists are hypocritical, but I suspect many people who voted for Trump are not hypocritical Martin68 Tuesday #149

Every morning I visit the Michigan News Agency... Orange Buffoon Nov 18 #91

Half of the Population of the USA is Below Average in Intelligence. MineralMan Nov 18 #92

I'll let you have it -- kudos, that is ! eppur_se_muova Nov 18 #93

I remember the 2000 election. yardwork Nov 18 #95

I don't care if you call them dumb, stupid, or ignorant. GoodRaisin Nov 18 #94

My red town is full of dumb people KS Toronado Nov 18 #96

"Dumb" being too kind a word, imo. My term of choice is B.See Nov 18 #99

That's my definition of dumb. yardwork Nov 18 #102

K n R Faux pas Nov 18 #103

Blaming voters is like a business blaming its customers after a competitor gives it a beating. Doodley Nov 18 #105

Disagree. The government is not a business. yardwork Nov 18 #116

I was using a metaphor to show the futility of blaming voters. Doodley Nov 18 #136

Your metaphor is inapt. yardwork Tuesday #158

I've come to think of the founding fathers as nave John Farmer Nov 18 #108

Jefferson worried about that. yardwork Nov 18 #117

Bonhoeffer on stupidity HUAJIAO Nov 18 #110

No maybe about it amuse bouche Nov 18 #111

Excellent post, yardwork! K&R brer cat Nov 18 #112

Thanks! yardwork Nov 18 #118

George Carlin said: Godot51 Nov 18 #113

Moral/ethical wasteland moondust Nov 18 #114

Agreed. Citizens lost a sense of responsibility. yardwork Nov 18 #119

Exactly. moondust Nov 18 #124

All in the maggot plan, dumb down Americans. Clouds Passing Nov 18 #115

The Southern Strategy and the Powell Doctrine. yardwork Nov 18 #121

Wait until they realize the absolute truth that we are all one race, the human race. Clouds Passing Nov 18 #128

Yes. OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #141

Half of us don't want things this way. And in the end 99% of us won't want it this way. Clouds Passing Tuesday #143

Less than half, according to the latest count. OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #148

I remember reading that the threshold is 30% yardwork Tuesday #151

What I'll let you have Just Jerome Nov 18 #122

No argument krkaufman Nov 18 #123

Dumb as fuck. orangecrush Nov 18 #127

Not elitist. You're right. They're just dumber than a box of hammers. Scrivener7 Nov 18 #129

...Maybe? Karasu Nov 18 #133

The MSM, the internet and now Trump Aussie105 Nov 18 #134

And they will blame Democrats. yardwork Tuesday #145

Intellectually lazy... róisín_dubh Nov 18 #135

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 18 #137

The very young and foolish are easily led astray. Aussie105 Tuesday #138

Nope. Racist and sexist. Buttoneer Tuesday #144

Being racist and sexist is dumb. yardwork Tuesday #146

I also think Prosperity Gospel and Megachurches contribute to racism, sexism, and stupidity.. Buttoneer Tuesday #155

I was thinking, and the long term purpose Dan Tuesday #147

There's a list of "the enemies within." yardwork Tuesday #150

Brainwashing 101. Continured scrolling all day long into night with feeds representing LizBeth Tuesday #152

I think arrogant and selfish are closer to the mark The Wandering Harper Tuesday #153

Tell me something Meowmee Tuesday #160