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In reply to the discussion: If I live to be 100, I will never, ever understand the conservative mindset [View all]hunter
(40,926 posts)53. It's the kind of stupidity that harms one's own self as well as others.
From Carlo M. Cipolla's five basic laws of stupidity:
1.Always and inevitably, everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation.
2. The probability that a certain person (will) be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person.
3. A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person or to a group of persons while himself deriving no gain and even possibly incurring losses.
4. Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals. In particular, non-stupid people constantly forget that at all times and places, and under any circumstances, to deal and/or associate with stupid people always turns out to be a costly mistake.
5. A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person.

2. The probability that a certain person (will) be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person.
3. A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person or to a group of persons while himself deriving no gain and even possibly incurring losses.
4. Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals. In particular, non-stupid people constantly forget that at all times and places, and under any circumstances, to deal and/or associate with stupid people always turns out to be a costly mistake.
5. A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person.
True bandits are actually quite rare.
Steve Jobs was a bandit. He's dead.
Many stupid people consider themselves bandits, believing themselves masters of getting away with stuff.
Trump is the all time hero of stupid people because he fucked Stormy Daniels for 13 seconds.
No actual porn star hero ever got away with that.
I'm sure there were many times the former first lady fantasized about 13 second fucks. Let's get this over with.
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If I live to be 100, I will never, ever understand the conservative mindset [View all]
CatWoman
Nov 2021
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And people like this are not just Trump "supporters." They worship the guy. How did a washed up,
Vinca
Nov 2021
#2
i know its a bit shocking but why not. who can get the research grants to check it out? there's
certainot
Nov 2021
#56
John Kenneth Galbraith (my favorite economic thinker) explained them quite well:
lastlib
Nov 2021
#9
I have a right wing sister in law who is against government handouts, ACA medical care and raising
kimbutgar
Nov 2021
#24
That's the only reason he "ran," all his "business" deals failed and he needed money
Rhiannon12866
Nov 2021
#39
That has aptly described them for over a decade. There's no business like NO business.
DFW
Nov 2021
#63
"Liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."
twodogsbarking
Nov 2021
#65
It's the koolaid. THEY are why rich people can't save you. It's their fault.
TigressDem
Nov 2021
#67