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ancianita

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48. They are. Lifelong groupthink validations keep them reinforcing their "consensus reality."

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 03:16 PM

Jan 2018

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I'll be saying this to some of them in the weeks ahead: " it's okay, you made a bet and you're not winning. I get it.

1. Don't hold on to a mistake just because you spent a long time making it.

2. Sometimes you've got to let a ship sink. And

3. There are two kinds of pain -- the pain of disease and pain of healing. Don't confuse the disease pain of clinging with the healing pain of letting go."

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Trump voters are upset because people are calling them stupid. [View all] shockey80 Jan 2018 OP

Yes and their devotion certainly has cult like feel to it. n/t Kirk Lover Jan 2018 #1

It's the Dunning-Kruger effect. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #2

right on, you can't fix stupid onetexan Jan 2018 #26

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2018 #31

I thought you said the Durning-Kruger effect LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2018 #38

int's bigger than that. 1500 radio stations have been sued for 30 years to rationalize their stupid certainot Jan 2018 #43

Exactly! mountain grammy Jan 2018 #78

i think it has to come down to protests at stations and the university and pro teams certainot Jan 2018 #81

Thanks! jazzcat23 Jan 2018 #82

Trump is ate up with the Dunning-Kruger Major Nikon Jan 2018 #54

Are you suggesting that the Very Stable Genius Fortinbras Armstrong Jan 2018 #96

At the Dunning-Kruger Research Institute... Major Nikon Jan 2018 #104

+1, their bubble confirms their intelligence often uponit7771 Jan 2018 #73

Coupled with Confirmation Bias Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2018 #77

Well, they are stupid. smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #3

+1 If they voted for him, that's proof... period nt Jarqui Jan 2018 #11

That's right ailsagirl Jan 2018 #19

There are two kinds of stupid people thbobby Jan 2018 #4

And not only just stupid...they are lashing out at anyone that ... SWBTATTReg Jan 2018 #5

People moved to those kind of places to avoid "those" people Yavin4 Jan 2018 #27

Fear of diversity drives out the people who would save their local economies DBoon Jan 2018 #103

They are a cult Va Lefty Jan 2018 #6

The Cult of Trumpisms!!!!! TarponSnook Jan 2018 #7

Welcome to DU! WhiteTara Jan 2018 #16

Yes it has become a cult FakeNoose Jan 2018 #76

Not just stupid. Mean and stupid. C_U_L8R Jan 2018 #8

They were defly guided by russian bots and Cambridge Analytica with Jared's input too. BSdetect Jan 2018 #9

Why they aren't just STUPID CountAllVotes Jan 2018 #10

Shoe, meet foot. nt Persondem Jan 2018 #12

And They Are Being Let Off Easily By Only Being Called Stupid....nt global1 Jan 2018 #13

Mama always said "Stupid is as stupid does" NightWatcher Jan 2018 #14

I think they are right - they are not stupid malaise Jan 2018 #17

To quote Judge Judy - "Beauty fades, but stupid is forever!" bullwinkle428 Jan 2018 #15

Ummmm... ailsagirl Jan 2018 #18

I'm sick of catering to, and trying to reason with, people who remain PatrickforO Jan 2018 #20

Truth hurts nt maryellen99 Jan 2018 #21

No Doubt WestIndianArchie Jan 2018 #22

Well said not fooled Jan 2018 #69

Trump is truly their cult leader. UCmeNdc Jan 2018 #23

And greedy. The irony is that they describe Democrats... Beartracks Jan 2018 #24

Yes it is a combo platter I believe lunasun Jan 2018 #51

Proving that they ARE stupid. Duh! George II Jan 2018 #25

Meh Freethinker65 Jan 2018 #28

They should hear MFM008 Jan 2018 #29

Ma Mama always said, "Stupid is as stupid does" underpants Jan 2018 #30

We are telling the truth STUPID. usaf-vet Jan 2018 #32

and gullible, and a little bit racist RussBLib Jan 2018 #33

What bugs me isn't so much making a mistake grumpyduck Jan 2018 #34

Dangerously Stupid alwaysinasnit Jan 2018 #35

But I thought they didn't LIKE political correctness. raging moderate Jan 2018 #36

Well look at it this way, Stupids sarge43 Jan 2018 #37

And ugly too. world wide wally Jan 2018 #39

This headline made my day! Nitram Jan 2018 #40

First they came for the Dreamers. Stonepounder Jan 2018 #41

They are not STUPID..THEY ARE yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #42

Both Major Nikon Jan 2018 #55

This, to the power of infinity! n/t Different Drummer Jan 2018 #65

At this point, to admit what they've done would be admitting they've done wrong. PubliusEnigma Jan 2018 #44

Maybe they would feel better if we called them dangerously stupid.. LakeArenal Jan 2018 #45

Even Forrest Gump knew he was "not a smart man." BobTheSubgenius Jan 2018 #46

Their stupidity is burning us all. onecaliberal Jan 2018 #47

They are. Lifelong groupthink validations keep them reinforcing their "consensus reality." ancianita Jan 2018 #48

Re: #1 Iggo Jan 2018 #106

I don't call them stupid muntrv Jan 2018 #49

It is less that we call them stupid and more that their leaders claim we call them stupid SharonClark Jan 2018 #50

They ought to be grateful duforsure Jan 2018 #52

Aw the poor snowflakes Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2018 #53

If the tinfoil hat... 3catwoman3 Jan 2018 #56

Poor snowflakes easttexaslefty Jan 2018 #57

They should be happy with "stupid" . . . Richard D Jan 2018 #58

Trump voters are white racists - many of which are also stupid. iluvtennis Jan 2018 #59

But trump supporters are very stupid Gothmog Jan 2018 #60

they must be STUPID IF THEY THINK bluestarone Jan 2018 #61

They need to hang on to their White Superiority JI7 Jan 2018 #62

Lemmings that would follow drumpf into the sea. Stupid. democratisphere Jan 2018 #63

I make mistakes all the time. reflection Jan 2018 #64

they are worse than stupid Skittles Jan 2018 #66

They choose to not look beyond if l believe it, it must therefore be true. They Enoki33 Jan 2018 #67

Trump voters probably don't think they're dumb. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2018 #68

Tell them you call then stupid because you care about them bucolic_frolic Jan 2018 #70

BINGO !!! They don't want to be held responsible for believing Pizza Gate !!! uponit7771 Jan 2018 #71

One of my favorite sayings is---Stupid people don't know they're stupid---and today I've added Doitnow Jan 2018 #72

Dimwitted. My bad JDC Jan 2018 #74

They ARE stupid...except for the top 10% rich ones. They know; it's just they chose the gold. nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2018 #75

Why would anyone be upset jrthin Jan 2018 #79

Good to know. I'll be upping my frequency of saying it. Squinch Jan 2018 #80

They voted for Trump because The Wizard Jan 2018 #83

Painting them with a broad brush is a mistake. summer_in_TX Jan 2018 #84

I agree with you. Alwaysna Jan 2018 #89

they ARE racist if they are still supporting Trump now JI7 Jan 2018 #91

Believing the propaganda seems to support the accusation of stupidity though. Pacifist Patriot Jan 2018 #94

Really doesn't matter what we call them on this forum Bradical79 Jan 2018 #100

Rather than labeling them as stupid.... jmbar2 Jan 2018 #85

To call them stupid is unkind. Turbineguy Jan 2018 #86

Yes! They were lied to by right wing propaganda sharedvalues Jan 2018 #98

They are unfamiliar with Russian epic of Cinderella.... 47of74 Jan 2018 #87

Many Are Evangelicals, Who Appreciate His Moral Rectitude and Piety, And .... DoctorJoJo Jan 2018 #88

He pulled a fast one on a lot of voters marlakay Jan 2018 #90

I'll say! Their "snowflake" appelations are nothing more than projection es466 Jan 2018 #92

Oh, bless their hearts HAB911 Jan 2018 #93

I cannot argue with a Trumper anymore. sellitman Jan 2018 #95

I prefer Suckers. They got suckered by Fox and Limbaugh. sharedvalues Jan 2018 #97

If The Shoe Fits... dlk Jan 2018 #99

They also will never admit when they're wrong. Just like Trump. CrispyQ Jan 2018 #101

These idiots are so stupid that it is funny Gothmog Jan 2018 #102

They are just gullible. Which is worse then stupid. They hate being suckers. kydo Jan 2018 #105