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PJMcK

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3. Welcome to the United States of America

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Sat Nov 2, 2019, 06:37 AM

Nov 2019

It's always baffling to look at the American landscape and see how many U.S. citizens have absolutely no idea about the fundamentals of our political structure. They read the Founding Documents but have no idea what the words mean.

At least 1/3 of American voters are really stupid. You can see it in every election cycle.

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Anyone else see a pattern?!?! [View all] Soph0571 Nov 2019 OP

AND......... MyOwnPeace Nov 2019 #1

And that 33% would love to kill Kaiserguy Nov 2019 #4

+1. Well stated. n/t John1956PA Nov 2019 #12

Most interesting. calimary Nov 2019 #2

Welcome to the United States of America PJMcK Nov 2019 #3

Welcome to virtually Every Large Nation on Earth. whathehell Nov 2019 #8

Fine if you live in a kelptocracy or full on dictatorship. paleotn Nov 2019 #13

Huh?.. What' is "fine"? whathehell Nov 2019 #20

No worries. I did read it. I agree that it's a universal condition... paleotn Nov 2019 #23

Okay, we're good, paleotn.. whathehell Nov 2019 #25

True, but I always thought we were better than this Cary Nov 2019 #27

Me too, but it may be that no one is actually better.. whathehell Nov 2019 #29

I see a pattern. 1/3 of Americans always LOSE when they stand on the wrong side of history Cirque du So-What Nov 2019 #5

That would apply to any society.. whathehell Nov 2019 #11

These are the unpersuadables NCDem47 Nov 2019 #6

Bravo Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2019 #7

I oppose change Martin Eden Nov 2019 #9

Dumb, dumber and dumbest. democratisphere Nov 2019 #10

K&R, Hitlers initial support in Germany was around 32% IINM ... uponit7771 Nov 2019 #14

One-third of the country control the rest of us Mr. Ected Nov 2019 #15

The 1/3 didn't get that way on their own. paleotn Nov 2019 #16

1/3 of Americans are having trouble assimilating mysteryowl Nov 2019 #17

They are the authoritarians The_jackalope Nov 2019 #18

but why? authoritarianism is measured with the "uncertainty avoidance index"m or UAI certainot Nov 2019 #21

25% say they 'often' get their news from radio certainot Nov 2019 #19

Humans by Nature tend to oppose change.. whathehell Nov 2019 #22

1 in 4 people are sociopaths, narcissitic and I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2019 #24

Unless Cartaphelius Nov 2019 #31

33% is the true conservative base liberal N proud Nov 2019 #26

I think there's also a sizable portion of the population that is just unaware. Garrett78 Nov 2019 #28

Whoa. Don't paint the loyalists from the Revolutionary War as some sort of evil. roamer65 Nov 2019 #30

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