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66 here, and no, not even close... dhill926 Apr 2020 #1
Slightly younger here; never saw so many so proud to understand so little about the world. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #47
74 here, and you put your finger on it: it's the pride that is so shocking. soldierant Apr 2020 #50
I can't even imagine what the history books will think exboyfil Apr 2020 #2
That depends on who writes the history books Yeehah Apr 2020 #27
Remember, Texas's choices in textbooks pretty much define what is offered yellowdogintexas May 2020 #59
At the rate America Kaiserguy May 2020 #76
Growing up in Birmingham,Alabama in the 50s and early 60s, yes, vast ugly ignorance and stupidity. BamaRefugee Apr 2020 #3
I don't know exactly why Ahpook May 2020 #86
This is exactly like going to college in Alabama in 1969. I had ultra long hair, bell bottoms, and BamaRefugee May 2020 #88
I can imagine Ahpook May 2020 #89
my thoughts exactly.... Locrian May 2020 #87
They have been there all along...they want us dead or gone Eliot Rosewater Apr 2020 #4
73 here and the MAGAts have left me shaking my head. Arkansas Granny Apr 2020 #5
2016 Election. efhmc Apr 2020 #6
Such ignorance may well spell our doom. slumcamper Apr 2020 #7
I thought the Bushies were dense. Trumpees are a level unto themselves. blm Apr 2020 #8
+1 n/t Pobeka Apr 2020 #15
They're mostly the same people. They've just had more practice... JHB May 2020 #61
it's the Evil in Trumpees that makes them so dangerous JI7 May 2020 #73
They do seem more like Isis, mentally, whereas Bushies were blm May 2020 #79
The level of IQ on some of those calls was about the highest you'll ever see on phone calls. Botany Apr 2020 #9
Every Republican administration over the past fifty years has been worse than the last. sop Apr 2020 #10
66 in Kansas and my answer is no. MuseRider Apr 2020 #11
I believe the early 1970s was when Civics began to disappear as a required course yellowdogintexas May 2020 #63
You 66 year old whippersnappers... move over... albacore Apr 2020 #12
"Is it the flowering of the poison plant that Newt and Reagan planted?" Botany Apr 2020 #13
It started with Scalia and Bork who comprised rsdsharp Apr 2020 #19
Isn't it amazing that Reagan and trump are two really big Repub heroes? albacore Apr 2020 #20
It actually started long before. lonely bird May 2020 #80
Uh, I was responding to a post about Reagan rsdsharp May 2020 #81
This. It's the Amurkin culture of normalized extreme propaganda. BlancheSplanchnik May 2020 #65
There's a reason why the GOP focused on filling Boards of Education CrispyQ May 2020 #68
Oh Yeah musclecar6 Apr 2020 #14
Manipulation of humanity's worst instincts has been the hallmark of the Republican yellowdogintexas May 2020 #62
I shake my head hourly at the profound "STUPID". Just. Never. Ever. n/t Guilded Lilly Apr 2020 #16
I'm 69. I've seen stupid before, but not this quantity of stupid. Brother Mythos Apr 2020 #17
Nope. All we can hope is they will forget how to breath. captain queeg Apr 2020 #18
Well, they are certainly jeopardizing their ability to breathe, by ignoring epidemiologists. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #48
I have been saying for many years that it is a pity that breathing is an autonomic function. niyad May 2020 #54
Same here. Rhiannon12866 Apr 2020 #21
62 and no relayerbob Apr 2020 #22
It's foundation is in widespread and untreated mental illness dlk Apr 2020 #23
It's like Gilligan became President. tclambert Apr 2020 #24
Now that's just unfair Mercurian Apr 2020 #25
Gilligan was ignorant, unlearned. Not stupid. But you are correct, he was never malevolent. niyad May 2020 #55
Gillian had many redeeming features. Trump has NONE. blm Apr 2020 #43
Gilligan is pretty much the Anti-Trump... blitzen May 2020 #72
I was talking with a millennial colleague about this today. He PatrickforO Apr 2020 #26
great comments. thanks for sharing those. NRaleighLiberal Apr 2020 #34
Appreciate you sharing, Patrick. blm Apr 2020 #44
we have to figure out why KT2000 Apr 2020 #28
The most important thing to remember is that not one of them promoted this madness until they malaise Apr 2020 #29
thanks for stating that my friend. NRaleighLiberal Apr 2020 #33
I am African American. As I go about, I see lots of AA not wearing masks or Blue_true Apr 2020 #39
Everyone should wear masks malaise Apr 2020 #42
I understand the work situation, although my situation has been different most of my adult life Blue_true Apr 2020 #49
Sadly, much of it is manifested in my peers- old white people. hay rick Apr 2020 #30
This is a first for me and I'm 71 lunatica Apr 2020 #31
No. It feels like it is peaking. ooky Apr 2020 #32
Yeah I can Javaman Apr 2020 #35
I agree with you..Bush Jr..see post 82. Stuart G May 2020 #83
At 79 years old my question would be tiredtoo Apr 2020 #36
Nope. They're dumber than door knobs. Joinfortmill Apr 2020 #37
And at least door knobs perform useful functions. And can be quite decorative and interesting. niyad May 2020 #56
Like it or not, the president sets the tone. Blue_true Apr 2020 #38
Consistent with all of the preceding comments, I agree. leanforward Apr 2020 #40
It's like we instantly devolved back into the dark ages Blue Owl Apr 2020 #41
NEVER BigDemVoter Apr 2020 #45
I'm guessing you meant stupiodity and ignorance from the White House. Progressive dog Apr 2020 #46
I'm damn near 70, and I've never seen it this bad. Absolute nightmare. (nt) Paladin Apr 2020 #51
My feeling is that there have always been cults of ignorance, but social media has made them more... NNadir May 2020 #52
I have watched the anti-intellect, anti-rational groups nearly my whole long life. Back in high niyad May 2020 #53
Good post--but what I find truly frightening its not just the Trump's "poorly uneducated" Stallion May 2020 #66
A look at Germany Kaiserguy May 2020 #78
Yes, but not in my lifetime..in 1860 there was such stupidity Stuart G May 2020 #57
There's never been a shortage of crazy or stupid, or crazy AND stupid . . . hatrack May 2020 #58
You're so right. Tertullian May 2020 #60
It's a litmus test for exposing lethal level stupidity. Results: Exactly what one would expect. nt Cognitive_Resonance May 2020 #64
education and expertise used to be valued. Now it's called "elitism" mainer May 2020 #67
The Corona virus was a shock, a surprise. LiberalLovinLug May 2020 #69
No.. Ellen Forradalom May 2020 #70
Yes I can ... "Trees cause more pollution then automobiles" Raine May 2020 #71
no Skittles May 2020 #74
Not really sakabatou May 2020 #75
I am in my mud 50s Cosmocat May 2020 #77
Yes, it is sad to say yes. Bush Jr. was this stupid,,"weapons of mass distruction" Stuart G May 2020 #82
Right on! Javaman May 2020 #84
Yes. Civil Rights resisters. marybourg May 2020 #85
I'm 36 years old and I would Jspur May 2020 #90
63 here ... AirmensMom May 2020 #91
I was 14 in 1980. In my opinion it is mainly caused by bringing in evangelicals as their base. GulfCoast66 May 2020 #92
61 and not even close. I've never seen government be as dysfunctional as PatrickforO May 2020 #93
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