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26. Cipollo's 2nd Universal Law of Human Stupidity...

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Sat Jun 18, 2022, 10:25 AM

Jun 2022

Law 2: The probability that a certain person be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person.

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What a Fool Believes [View all] H2O Man Jun 2022 OP

Another great post... and you're so adept with similes !!! Thanks ! Karadeniz Jun 2022 #1

Thank you! H2O Man Jun 2022 #3

Me, too !!! Karadeniz Jun 2022 #5

They take me back H2O Man Jun 2022 #9

... roamer65 Jun 2022 #2

Very good! H2O Man Jun 2022 #4

One of my favorites. roamer65 Jun 2022 #15

Likewise! H2O Man Jun 2022 #17

K&R just for the video... llmart Jun 2022 #79

Being highly educated does not always equate too smart or wise. fightforfreedom Jun 2022 #6

Absolutely! H2O Man Jun 2022 #10

Bingo. fightforfreedom Jun 2022 #18

MoRon Death Santis is a prime example... BlueBloodedAmerican Jun 2022 #13

That he is. H2O Man Jun 2022 #14

I regretfully agree... BlueBloodedAmerican Jun 2022 #51

K&R spanone Jun 2022 #7

Thank you! H2O Man Jun 2022 #11

And then he asks... 2naSalit Jun 2022 #8

Very good! H2O Man Jun 2022 #12

I agree... 2naSalit Jun 2022 #22

We need to return to the standard set by Adlai Stevenson, Jr. Kid Berwyn Jun 2022 #16

Wouldn't that be great? H2O Man Jun 2022 #21

Decades ago, as a cub reporter, I had the opportunity... Kid Berwyn Jun 2022 #29

Today we witness H2O Man Jun 2022 #42

The CNP. Media, Money, evangelicals, lobbyists, and foreign interests. erronis Jun 2022 #72

If you haven't seen this on stupidity by Bonhoeffer, it is here. cachukis Jun 2022 #19

Beautiful! H2O Man Jun 2022 #24

One of the best explanations of morality I've encountered. cachukis Jun 2022 #27

No, they lack that capacity. H2O Man Jun 2022 #39

Large Amygdala. cachukis Jun 2022 #57

Good video flying rabbit Jun 2022 #33

Explains the 1952 and '56 elections. Kid Berwyn Jun 2022 #34

Nice! H2O Man Jun 2022 #40

Everyone should see this malaise Jun 2022 #49

Yes. H2O Man Jun 2022 #58

I would add malaise Jun 2022 #20

One question: H2O Man Jun 2022 #25

Can he be both? malaise Jun 2022 #31

Yes! H2O Man Jun 2022 #38

During the illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq I observed several malaise Jun 2022 #43

Among the things H2O Man Jun 2022 #60

Love your essays - they are always food for thought malaise Jun 2022 #64

In my mind, an individual that doesn't believe in science and its methodologies isn't worth having erronis Jun 2022 #73

thanks for the ear worm my friend. mopinko Jun 2022 #23

Thank you! H2O Man Jun 2022 #30

i've been in a justin earle rabbit hole. mopinko Jun 2022 #36

I only attempt to sing H2O Man Jun 2022 #37

well, i started taking voice lessons in '20. mopinko Jun 2022 #44

Ha! H2O Man Jun 2022 #47

i went to a pretty blue collar school didnt even have recorders. mopinko Jun 2022 #55

Well, I disagree here. sheshe2 Jun 2022 #80

Thank you! H2O Man Jun 2022 #81

It's not working. Everyone for miles could hear you in the garden yesterday. jaxexpat Jun 2022 #59

Cipollo's 2nd Universal Law of Human Stupidity... Whiskeytide Jun 2022 #26

Very good! H2O Man Jun 2022 #32

"of a sociopathic "leader" not only draws in creeps, it brings forth their true essence." Hortensis Jun 2022 #28

Right. H2O Man Jun 2022 #35

:) Well, nature's culling process has almost entirely been upset for sure. Hortensis Jun 2022 #53

I agree that modern humans H2O Man Jun 2022 #63

Don't forget to add in enormous advances in reason, knowledge, Hortensis Jun 2022 #67

Failed or failing? rubbersole Jun 2022 #56

You nailed it. H2O Man Jun 2022 #62

Well said! Thank you. patphil Jun 2022 #41

Thank you! H2O Man Jun 2022 #45

interesting to me, along the lines of what you wrote about learning things bigtree Jun 2022 #46

Powerful statement! H2O Man Jun 2022 #54

the committee's work is infinitely fascinating as it both accuses and informs bigtree Jun 2022 #61

Excellent post PatSeg Jun 2022 #48

Right. H2O Man Jun 2022 #65

Yes, it says a whole lot about PatSeg Jun 2022 #69

Eastman is a kook Saoirse9 Jun 2022 #50

It is a potential H2O Man Jun 2022 #66

"Learned fools" are often not fooled by the Sociopath they serve Martin Eden Jun 2022 #52

The "learned" use 20-dollar words and dissertations to put a veneer on privilege, greed and racism. usonian Jun 2022 #68

The Buddha's 2 cents Magoo48 Jun 2022 #70

Speaking of fools: One of the most surreal episodes in this Fellini / Rob Zombie crash 'n' burn: NBachers Jun 2022 #71

There, their, they're. n/t BWdem4life Jun 2022 #74

Auto-correct is often not our friend, as you may have noticed Hekate Jun 2022 #75

Have you ever seen the auto correct super power meme? 😂 electric_blue68 Jun 2022 #76

Noooo, and I'm almost afraid of the answer. But now I must know: what is it? Hekate Jun 2022 #77

Humans "are" DNA's latest model of Giant Fightin' Robots ymetca Jun 2022 #78