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yardwork

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88. I can't disagree, which is sad.

Reply to Dan (Reply #80)

Mon Nov 18, 2024, 02:02 PM

16 hrs ago

Setting aside the word dumb, probably the word that best sums it up is complacency.

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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 4 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 17 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 9 hrs ago #126

Give systems more resources. I would not use less than 32GB of RAM TheKentuckian 8 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 18 hrs ago #14

I think that dumb markodochartaigh 18 hrs ago #15

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

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

Wow! ReRe 13 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 18 hrs ago #17

There is also a great you tube video on the mass psychosis that fits JT45242 18 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 18 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 17 hrs ago #42

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

I know a bunch of them myself kimbutgar 18 hrs ago #21

Eliminating the draft has changed our country dlk 18 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 12 hrs ago #109

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

Gaslighting John Shaft 8 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 17 hrs ago #47

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

It's not about being merely "dumb" Blue_Tires 17 hrs ago #43

That's my definition of dumb, right there. yardwork 17 hrs ago #48

You are absolutely RIGHT. They're dumb. They dumbly choose against reading and lifelong learning as essential. ancianita 17 hrs ago #44

This, right here: yardwork 17 hrs ago #54

Fine. Appreciated, but ancianita 16 hrs ago #81

Maybe????? If this election isn't proof positive, nothing else is. Vinca 17 hrs ago #45

I was trying to leave the door open for argument... yardwork 17 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 17 hrs ago #46

They are nothing if not consistent. yardwork 17 hrs ago #51

They are dumb DownriverDem 17 hrs ago #50

Remember half of them are below average........ lastlib 17 hrs ago #52

The Republicans, with their far-reaching propaganda media, have made every single Democrat in office hadEnuf 17 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 17 hrs ago #55

I am having a little difficulty viewing someone who calls themselves yardwork as elitist. You are right, they are dumb. camartinwv 17 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 16 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 16 hrs ago #82

Just maybe? NoRethugFriends 16 hrs ago #83

Polly, in Sir Terry Pratchett's 'Monstrous Regiment' GoneOffShore 16 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 13 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 15 hrs ago #91

Half of the Population of the USA is Below Average in Intelligence. MineralMan 15 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 6 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 12 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 11 hrs ago #113

Moral/ethical wasteland moondust 11 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 11 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 10 hrs ago #122

No argument krkaufman 10 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 8 hrs ago #129

...Maybe? Karasu 7 hrs ago #133

The MSM, the internet and now Trump Aussie105 7 hrs ago #134

Intellectually lazy... róisín_dubh 7 hrs ago #135

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The very young and foolish are easily led astray. Aussie105 5 hrs ago #138