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flashman13

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32. We have reaped the rewards of 40 years of the intentional destruction of American education.

Mon Nov 18, 2024, 11:57 AM

18 hrs ago

Get 'em stupid and keep them that way. They are easy to control that way.

There is a reason why those of Asian descent excel. It has nothing to do with race. They still believe that education is the key to success and they insist that their children get that education. It's as simple as that.

You are right on yardwork!

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Maybe too many Americans are dumb. [View all] yardwork 19 hrs ago OP

Intellectually lazy or shallow. Or both. ms liberty 19 hrs ago #1

I have been mulling over the question of whether Harris could have defeated Ocelot II 19 hrs ago #2

This is what I've been thinking, too. yardwork 19 hrs ago #6

I blame the Kardashians and other "reality" shows..... now it's cool to be stupid. groundloop 17 hrs ago #64

That's where Trump got his start. Dumb fake reality shows. yardwork 17 hrs ago #68

The dumbing up of AmeriKKKa,.... magicarpet 13 hrs ago #106

Oh,.. let's not forget the dumbest of them all magicarpet 13 hrs ago #107

It all changed when Obama was elected. ECL213 17 hrs ago #67

It might be a coincidence, but the timing is sure suspicious. yardwork 17 hrs ago #69

The task escalated from defeating a candidate to defeating Russian, Chinese, Iranian and far right disinformation. mahina 5 hrs ago #139

The ONLY thing i disagree with you on is cyndensco 19 hrs ago #3

This NewHendoLib 19 hrs ago #5

Thanks! yardwork 19 hrs ago #7

+1 RockRaven 19 hrs ago #10

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

Thank you! yardwork 17 hrs ago #59

Oh, wow, are you ever on track! soldierant 10 hrs ago #125

Thank you! jfz9580m 10 hrs ago #126

Give systems more resources. I would not use less than 32GB of RAM TheKentuckian 9 hrs ago #131

This is why I basically withdrew... Hugin 19 hrs ago #4

No you are right...I have two sons and they are intelligent but dumb JT45242 19 hrs ago #8

We saw some of this in 2000, and then it accelerated in 2016. yardwork 19 hrs ago #12

But they and huge parts of their generation are the worst purity voters. Mariana 17 hrs ago #60

The same kind of targeted propaganda. EarlG explained it well. yardwork 17 hrs ago #61

Many have been vouchered into ignorance. Jit423 19 hrs ago #9

George Carlin was right!. Stupid People EVERYWHERE IrishBubbaLiberal 19 hrs ago #11

Speaking of George Carlin, here he is on Olbermann's old MSNBC show "Countdown". keep_left 17 hrs ago #72

Do I miss him. His voice would be so relevant today. Evolve Dammit 17 hrs ago #76

Stupid people reproduce like bunnies IronLionZion 19 hrs ago #13

And now it's glorified not fooled 19 hrs ago #14

I think that dumb markodochartaigh 19 hrs ago #15

54% of adults are literate to just below a sixth grade level. Hotler 19 hrs ago #16

Literacy is a hidden issue. yardwork 18 hrs ago #39

Wow! ReRe 14 hrs ago #97

This message was self-deleted by its author Hotler 13 hrs ago #100

Italian economist explains the 5 laws of stupid people. Worth a read. Pepsidog 19 hrs ago #17

There is also a great you tube video on the mass psychosis that fits JT45242 19 hrs ago #18

That is fascinating! yardwork 18 hrs ago #31

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

HW Bush wasn't stupid peregrinus 18 hrs ago #26

HW Bush was ethically compromised. hunter 18 hrs ago #37

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

Cmon, give us a source. raccoon 18 hrs ago #42

Not even light work. I just note how people refuse to JCMach1 19 hrs ago #20

I know a bunch of them myself kimbutgar 19 hrs ago #21

Eliminating the draft has changed our country dlk 19 hrs ago #22

And in the sixties, with the war in Vietnam, the draft brought organized rebellion and critical thinking to new levels. SupportSanity 11 hrs ago #120

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

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

K&R Solly Mack 18 hrs ago #25

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

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

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

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

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

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

"social agenda" means everyone treated like human beings Skittles 13 hrs ago #104

Bill Maher is dumb. yardwork 18 hrs ago #38

preach it, yardwork Skittles 13 hrs ago #109

do you not get it? Skittles 13 hrs ago #101

Gaslighting John Shaft 9 hrs ago #130

Willful ignorance! Nt Grumpy Old Guy 18 hrs ago #30

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

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

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

Feature, not a glitch. Iggo 18 hrs ago #41

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

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

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

This, right here: yardwork 18 hrs ago #54

Fine. Appreciated, but ancianita 17 hrs ago #81

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

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

It's a winning argument, so no, ancianita 16 hrs ago #85

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

They are nothing if not consistent. yardwork 18 hrs ago #51

They are dumb DownriverDem 18 hrs ago #50

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

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

This. And too many of us go along with it yardwork 17 hrs ago #58

This right here. hadEnuf 17 hrs ago #77

Bingo. yardwork 16 hrs ago #86

Maybe?? n/t Timewas 18 hrs ago #55

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

They also like to learn the hard way quite a lot. Crowman2009 17 hrs ago #62

I think working poor who vote fascist are so miserable that they want to destroy everything around them, yaesu 17 hrs ago #63

The majority of poor people voted for Harris, though. yardwork 17 hrs ago #65

Ask any of them BigMin28 17 hrs ago #66

Maybe? relayerbob 17 hrs ago #70

Idiots actually IbogaProject 17 hrs ago #71

Don't forget that an unanticipated benefit of long workdays for the corporations LT Barclay 17 hrs ago #73

Great post! Very good points. My only comment would be that neither Nixon or Evolve Dammit 17 hrs ago #74

We are Dumb All Over JoseBalow 17 hrs ago #75

Dumb and evil. When one part has gigantic signs at their convention MaryMagdaline 17 hrs ago #78

They watch Fox, listen to Joe Rogan, the hundreds of all the RW stuff out there. kerry-is-my-prez 17 hrs ago #79

Every Empire dies... Dan 17 hrs ago #80

I can't disagree, which is sad. yardwork 16 hrs ago #88

It's not a matter of academic intelligence or education Joe Nation 17 hrs ago #82

Just maybe? NoRethugFriends 17 hrs ago #83

Polly, in Sir Terry Pratchett's 'Monstrous Regiment' GoneOffShore 17 hrs ago #84

I just watched these three documentaries... LaRaven 16 hrs ago #87

Welcome back, and thank you! yardwork 16 hrs ago #90

Thanks. I'm downloading episode 1 of brainwashed. scipan 14 hrs ago #98

Brainwashed is good - a little weak with the interviews LaRaven 8 hrs ago #132

Not dumb. Gullible, misinformed, naive. Martin68 16 hrs ago #89

To that I would add frequently obtuse, complicit and/or hypocritical. PeaceWave 4 hrs ago #140

Every morning I visit the Michigan News Agency... Orange Buffoon 16 hrs ago #91

Half of the Population of the USA is Below Average in Intelligence. MineralMan 16 hrs ago #92

I'll let you have it -- kudos, that is ! eppur_se_muova 15 hrs ago #93

I remember the 2000 election. yardwork 15 hrs ago #95

I don't care if you call them dumb, stupid, or ignorant. GoodRaisin 15 hrs ago #94

My red town is full of dumb people KS Toronado 15 hrs ago #96

"Dumb" being too kind a word, imo. My term of choice is B.See 13 hrs ago #99

That's my definition of dumb. yardwork 13 hrs ago #102

K n R Faux pas 13 hrs ago #103

Blaming voters is like a business blaming its customers after a competitor gives it a beating. Doodley 13 hrs ago #105

Disagree. The government is not a business. yardwork 11 hrs ago #116

I was using a metaphor to show the futility of blaming voters. Doodley 7 hrs ago #136

I've come to think of the founding fathers as nave John Farmer 13 hrs ago #108

Jefferson worried about that. yardwork 11 hrs ago #117

Bonhoeffer on stupidity HUAJIAO 13 hrs ago #110

No maybe about it amuse bouche 12 hrs ago #111

Excellent post, yardwork! K&R brer cat 12 hrs ago #112

Thanks! yardwork 11 hrs ago #118

George Carlin said: Godot51 12 hrs ago #113

Moral/ethical wasteland moondust 12 hrs ago #114

Agreed. Citizens lost a sense of responsibility. yardwork 11 hrs ago #119

Exactly. moondust 10 hrs ago #124

All in the maggot plan, dumb down Americans. Clouds Passing 12 hrs ago #115

The Southern Strategy and the Powell Doctrine. yardwork 11 hrs ago #121

Wait until they realize the absolute truth that we are all one race, the human race. Clouds Passing 9 hrs ago #128

What I'll let you have Just Jerome 11 hrs ago #122

No argument krkaufman 11 hrs ago #123

Dumb as fuck. orangecrush 9 hrs ago #127

Not elitist. You're right. They're just dumber than a box of hammers. Scrivener7 9 hrs ago #129

...Maybe? Karasu 8 hrs ago #133

The MSM, the internet and now Trump Aussie105 8 hrs ago #134

Intellectually lazy... róisín_dubh 8 hrs ago #135

Message auto-removed Name removed 7 hrs ago #137

The very young and foolish are easily led astray. Aussie105 6 hrs ago #138