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What do unintelligent people mean when they say "stupid"? (Original Post) TrogL Apr 2020 OP
I've not heard that from anyone here. MineralMan Apr 2020 #1
It means they feel contemptuous of things they don't understand correctly. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2020 #2
Willfully ignorant people Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2020 #3
What it means, I think, is that it's something they've decided they don't want to do. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #4
That maybe they're not as intelligent as they think they are. TreasonousBastard Apr 2020 #5
Dunning-Kruger in other words TrogL Apr 2020 #10
"Your opinions are not the same as mine!" hatrack Apr 2020 #6
It means, "An idea pushed by a group that I think of as The Elite. Squinch Apr 2020 #7
They mean the same thing as a four-year-old Trailrider1951 Apr 2020 #8
They are saying, "Damned liburls ain't gonna control my life!" nt Progressive Jones Apr 2020 #9

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,392 posts)
3. Willfully ignorant people
Thu Apr 9, 2020, 03:26 PM
Apr 2020

They won't back down until it's too late and something either affects them or, if they have them, loved ones.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,587 posts)
4. What it means, I think, is that it's something they've decided they don't want to do.
Thu Apr 9, 2020, 03:27 PM
Apr 2020

So they call it "stupid" in order to justify their decision.

Squinch

(50,911 posts)
7. It means, "An idea pushed by a group that I think of as The Elite.
Thu Apr 9, 2020, 03:32 PM
Apr 2020

In my mind, they think about me in derogatory terms all the livelong day. In reality, they don't think of me at all, but I live my life in opposition to all they represent to me."

Trailrider1951

(3,413 posts)
8. They mean the same thing as a four-year-old
Thu Apr 9, 2020, 05:46 PM
Apr 2020

who stamps his foot and glares at you, saying, "You're not the boss of me!"

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