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kairos12

(13,705 posts) Thu Dec 7, 2023, 06:18 PM Dec 2023

“The secret of the demagogue is to make himself as stupid as his audience so they believe they are as clever as he.”

Karl Kraus

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Louisiana Senator John Kennedy. rubbersole Dec 2023 #1

Yeah that guy senseandsensibility Dec 2023 #2

True, but these days Mr.Bill Dec 2023 #3

Word Easterncedar Dec 2023 #4

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1. Louisiana Senator John Kennedy.

Thu Dec 7, 2023, 07:23 PM

Dec 2023

(25,503 posts)

2. Yeah that guy

Thu Dec 7, 2023, 08:10 PM

Dec 2023

is such a phony. But I guess they eat that up in LA.

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3. True, but these days

Thu Dec 7, 2023, 08:31 PM

Dec 2023

there are enough of them that really are stupid, and that seems to be working, too. Jim Jordan comes to mind.

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4. Word

Thu Dec 7, 2023, 08:56 PM

Dec 2023

Scary and true