Can we do something about the epidemic of stupid?

[lostnfound]

I’m getting fed up having to share the country with people who don’t have common sense or respect for science.
The gullibility shown every day by Trumpians, antiscience nuts, and people who can’t grasp the basics of government or climate change or economics is really frustrating.

[elleng]

1. We gave it up as, over the years, repugs damaged educational institutions

in such ways as to make today's 'status-quo' inevitable.

Look to the states.

[Make7]

2. Sorry, it's too widespread and too many people choose not to be vaccinated. ( n/t )

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. The epidemic of stupid seems even more pervasive than COVID-19,

and there will never be a treatment or a vaccine for it.

[grumpyduck]

4. You can't fix stupid.

[marybourg]

5. We could stop publishing examples of it on DU.

[MerryBlooms]

13. rec.

[madamesilverspurs]

6. Saw a meme someplace.

"You can't fix stupid. But you CAN vote it out of office."


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[pecosbob]

7. Give them lots of bleach and Lysol...with Trump's cheerleading, the problem will take care of itself

[BadGimp]

8. Americans have the God given right to be Stupid!

Don't believe me, just ask em...

[KentuckyWoman]

9. I am stunned at the level of willful stupidity

I assumed the basic intelligence among the people in my facebook feed was reasonably intelligent. It is personally embarrassing to know I attract so many people who are perfectly happy to bloviate thoughts that are in no way fact based and make no logical sense.

Granted I am not anywhere near a Mensa member but come on....

[KT2000]

10. this is the real reason

this country is falling apart. trump never would have been taken seriously without them.
Another country will take over the lead because they have valued education, common good, and science and technology.

As long as there are republicans, they are in power now.

[Doreen]

11. VOTE

[Harker]

12. It's also a pandemic.

The US is clearly a hot spot, though.