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Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
Wed Feb 12, 2020, 09:16 AM Feb 2020

The intellectual deficit at the heart of our governments is horrifying. There's a reason for that.

The idiom pseudointellectual could have been created for the shallow twits that surround the president and prime minister alike - The stupid person's idea of a clever person sums up the attributes of these administrators, which says much about the ‘leaders’ we are stuck with for the time being and who they choose to surround themselves with. That there is there is such a profound, abundant and established history of folly and ignorance within the conservative movement no doubt supports such hubristic superficial thinkers to climb the greasy, corrupt and ethic free pole. There is a reason why these administrations avoid (or sack) actual intellectuals like the plague. Anyone who knows what they are they are talking about can far too easily expose their superficial grasp on the expertise that is needed to govern in a healthy democracy successfully. Ergo, they must be silenced.

Experts? Experts? We don’t need no stinking experts… *gulp*

Heh.

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The intellectual deficit at the heart of our governments is horrifying. There's a reason for that. (Original Post) Soph0571 Feb 2020 OP
We're dealing with profoundly stupid people at the top. CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #1

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)
1. We're dealing with profoundly stupid people at the top.
Wed Feb 12, 2020, 10:07 AM
Feb 2020

Unfortunately, these stupid leaders are insecure and would never do the right thing by surrounding themselves with intelligent, qualified Cabinet members to compensate for their shortcomings. Those folks can't be trusted.

The same philosophy is true for the voters who don't trust smart people to lead them. That's why we're in this mess. Trump was elected by people who only watch FOX News and reality TV. There's no reality in either one, which attracts the most gullible of society.

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