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Irish_Dem

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129. Yes it is an indicator of intellectual functioning changes.
Fri Nov 8, 2024, 06:48 AM
Nov 2024

This is not just a measure of learning style.

We have an entire population who are now only visual learners?
No one is able to comprehend written instructions?

College professors report incoming students are not capable or reading
and understanding an entire book. They have to break everything down into small segments.

Employers report their employees can no longer write coherently and must outsource written
assignments to "experts." Experts who appear able to read and write.

We have many American voters who claim to have no idea they elected a criminal psychopath
leader because they are not able to read or study the topic candidate selection.

And instead they readily believe the Chinese and Russian propaganda on various entertaining TV channels.

The American intellectual deficits now are so severe they put the country serious risk.

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There is zero chance any legacy media gets a nano second of my time. onecaliberal Nov 2024 #1
Are people really that stupid? If so God help us. n/t totodeinhere Nov 2024 #2
The answer is yes. Elessar Zappa Nov 2024 #4
That's a interesting point about the average IQ. BlueKota Nov 2024 #56
speaking as a teacher NJCher Nov 2024 #85
Wow that's bad BlueKota Nov 2024 #92
the super is heading it up but NJCher Nov 2024 #93
average IQ of a liberal is 106, while the average IQ of a conservative is 95. Meadowoak Nov 2024 #59
wow......you really didn't know??.... Nimble_Idea Nov 2024 #15
nice insult!!!!!!!!!!! newdayneeded Nov 2024 #139
This message was self-deleted by its author newdayneeded Nov 2024 #140
All I know is that my IQ is higher than the average - 100 IQ is the average or mean. kerry-is-my-prez Nov 2024 #29
You'd be wrong Fiendish Thingy Nov 2024 #51
I do wonder how much is education or lack thereof white_wolf Nov 2024 #52
There is, and always has been, a very strong strain of anti-intellectualism niyad Nov 2024 #69
I am 127 BlueKota Nov 2024 #86
"IQ" is a sloppy and almost GenThePerservering Nov 2024 #162
Yes.They.Are. Sailingdiver Nov 2024 #39
Belated happy 12th DUnniversary to you. niyad Nov 2024 #68
Yes and yes. You need to understand that large segments of our Polly Hennessey Nov 2024 #78
You don't have to be stupid not to know those words LeftInTX Nov 2024 #88
***YES !!!*** When you're born on 1.5 base you don't have to be smart !! uponit7771 Nov 2024 #154
No, it's more about ignorance than stupidity. whathehell Nov 2024 #155
I guess tRump knew what he was doing wearing ill-fitting marybourg Nov 2024 #3
Oh, he knows his audience like nobody does. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #21
That's what con-men excel at. marybourg Nov 2024 #23
He actually uses the same methods as a cult leader. kerry-is-my-prez Nov 2024 #41
Slight correction. It was a book of hitler's speeches, not "Mein Kampf". niyad Nov 2024 #71
You bring up a point that I've often wondered about. Abolishinist Nov 2024 #49
Remember George W. Bush and his appeal? kerry-is-my-prez Nov 2024 #30
I think he really marybourg Nov 2024 #38
"Democrats speak like college professors and lawyers, not like real people." J_William_Ryan Nov 2024 #5
Good god Rebl2 Nov 2024 #6
That's the message I'm getting. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #11
I don't think it's meant to be taken that way Sympthsical Nov 2024 #125
or keep saying the same thing every 2 or 4 years. Nimble_Idea Nov 2024 #19
No, just use simpler language Qutzupalotl Nov 2024 #26
Clinton was a master at communicating with the voters. kerry-is-my-prez Nov 2024 #44
Yes he was. We should talk like Clinton Qutzupalotl Nov 2024 #48
Because he grew up with them in Arkansas Blue_Roses Nov 2024 #122
"College professors and lawyers" are real people. Liberal In Texas Nov 2024 #28
Thank you snowybirdie Nov 2024 #132
You can't discern ANY space for simpler language TheKentuckian Nov 2024 #50
Bravo! bovine6 Nov 2024 #82
love being told the educated are not REAL PEOPLE Skittles Nov 2024 #80
They aren't the only real people. comradebillyboy Nov 2024 #156
LOL Skittles Nov 2024 #159
Kamala's campaign was geared to a junior high educational level. Irish_Dem Nov 2024 #7
I got the same impression. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #14
I am a PhD and it was not aimed at me. Irish_Dem Nov 2024 #24
7th or 8th grade is pretty much the consensus. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #33
The level dropped even lower I think in terms of entertainment. Irish_Dem Nov 2024 #46
I have to wonder how much of that is long COVID, Qutzupalotl Nov 2024 #53
I noticed it in the 80's. Irish_Dem Nov 2024 #61
Thank you Clouds Passing Nov 2024 #104
Using YouTube videos as tutorials is not an indicator of intelligence. orange jar Nov 2024 #57
Yes it is an indicator of intellectual functioning changes. Irish_Dem Nov 2024 #129
There was a comedian Chris Rock maybe BlueKota Nov 2024 #70
People no longer appear to have common sense. Irish_Dem Nov 2024 #130
It's definitely a different world now BlueKota Nov 2024 #134
Yes and it will continue to change until the US is unrecognizable. Irish_Dem Nov 2024 #145
There's using language that is geared toward that education level - Ms. Toad Nov 2024 #76
It is difficult to talk to people who have experienced decades of propaganda and misinformation. Irish_Dem Nov 2024 #127
That's what Bill and Obama did so well. radius777 Nov 2024 #152
Democrats speak like college professors and lawyers, not like real people. 2naSalit Nov 2024 #8
"WTF is misogyny?" TwilightZone Nov 2024 #9
you really do believe that most people can spell or define that word huh? Nimble_Idea Nov 2024 #22
Yep, eye opening! newdayneeded Nov 2024 #143
As a matter of curiosity, to which colleges and Ph.D. programs are you niyad Nov 2024 #10
o wurd? Nimble_Idea Nov 2024 #25
Maybe I'm stupid BOSSHOG Nov 2024 #12
Trump said he "loves the poorly educated". We have livetohike Nov 2024 #13
Blame the Democratic Party instead of the people who voted for Trump valleyrogue Nov 2024 #16
reminds me of the advice for women to avoid rape Skittles Nov 2024 #119
It is not Democrats job to ''fix'' them sammythecat Nov 2024 #141
WE ALREADY DEAL WITH THEM Skittles Nov 2024 #160
Aspirations for higher knowledge.... magicarpet Nov 2024 #17
Several years ago I was gobsmacked to realize I was one of the hated "elites" ... Hekate Nov 2024 #100
My dad bought me Encyclopidia Brintannica too proud patriot Nov 2024 #105
OK, I give up. What is PITA? sammythecat Nov 2024 #131
Pain In The Ass MichMan Nov 2024 #135
Thanks n/t sammythecat Nov 2024 #142
From an op ed in Seattle Times today pat_k Nov 2024 #18
Could not agree more with the op-ed. orange jar Nov 2024 #37
The humility to change mountain grammy Nov 2024 #54
Maybe peachpit24 Nov 2024 #60
I didn't see anything there worth praising. Ferrets are Cool Nov 2024 #67
Just looked at his bio. .conservative. And, "prigs and pontificators" niyad Nov 2024 #77
Of course he is. He's a Republican for Harris. pat_k Nov 2024 #90
As they, Rs, do a lousy job of listening to us as human beings with human concerns. Clouds Passing Nov 2024 #107
Braver Angels workshops. I highly recommend. pat_k Nov 2024 #110
once again Skittles Nov 2024 #98
Nothing pat_k Nov 2024 #108
when the GOP gets what they want Skittles Nov 2024 #111
I sure hope the "bottom" isn't that low. pat_k Nov 2024 #115
THEY LITERALLY SPELLED IT OUT IN PROJECT 2025 Skittles Nov 2024 #116
Of course. pat_k Nov 2024 #117
I'm not sure if they are reachable Skittles Nov 2024 #118
You may be right. pat_k Nov 2024 #121
why is it always US who has to amend their behavior Skittles Nov 2024 #123
Because we want to find ways to move forward. pat_k Nov 2024 #148
Spot on. dalton99a Nov 2024 #137
That's an excellent observation. And to highlight your point, that very thing is what made Clinton... SKKY Nov 2024 #20
We can't all have the accomplishments of Bill Clinton. He was, marybourg Nov 2024 #36
The right wing owns all the microphones. hadEnuf Nov 2024 #27
College professors and lawyers are people, too. Sparkly Nov 2024 #31
They're already voting for Democrats. BannonsLiver Nov 2024 #81
There lies the rub. He is right as are all the responses. cachukis Nov 2024 #32
Nobody ever tells those dumbasses... Dem4life1234 Nov 2024 #34
Nor do they B.See Nov 2024 #47
We are real people, thank you. In a moment of synchronicity though, our grandson ... Hekate Nov 2024 #35
bless your heart Nimble_Idea Nov 2024 #42
I love that. Sparkly Nov 2024 #45
I had a high-school English teacher BlueKota Nov 2024 #65
It used to take my teachers in junior and senior high a bit of time to niyad Nov 2024 #75
Yes, I agree. Also..... pdxflyboy Nov 2024 #40
I am a real person. Didn't realize I needed a CAPTCHA when speaking. Who knew? Solly Mack Nov 2024 #43
I've noticed they like simple soloutions white_wolf Nov 2024 #55
Yep. Dems need to dumb everything down to 1st grade level to match the CousinIT Nov 2024 #58
Only if they want to win elections it seems. Fish700 Nov 2024 #62
***Raises hand tentatively **** Prairie Gates Nov 2024 #63
So many seem to forget that VP Harris was dropped into an... brush Nov 2024 #64
I don't see the OP as being critical of Harris. It's about messaging in general. live love laugh Nov 2024 #91
Still, messaging over a two-year campaign vs a three month and a few days campaign... brush Nov 2024 #109
I'm not dumbing myself down for some magat. Ferrets are Cool Nov 2024 #66
I saw something about trump speaking at a 4th grade level ecstatic Nov 2024 #72
HE SPEAKS ABSOLUTE GIBBERISH Skittles Nov 2024 #112
Also: How did President Obama succeed? I don't think he dumbed things down ecstatic Nov 2024 #73
If you don't know what cis gendered is choie Nov 2024 #74
Which goes to his point.... dropouts are not going to look anything up. live love laugh Nov 2024 #89
and we need to be like that to appeal to them? Skittles Nov 2024 #124
I'm appalled at the state of de-education but it's "a thing." live love laugh Nov 2024 #128
HELLO Skittles Nov 2024 #79
EXACTLY!!! niyad Nov 2024 #84
Second that Clouds Passing Nov 2024 #144
No. Democrats speak like normal people with normal educations. The 'real' people you refer to are the ancianita Nov 2024 #83
I get your point... oldsoldierfadingfast Nov 2024 #87
Well that hit a nerve KentuckyWoman Nov 2024 #94
I never thought I'd see the day where DUers defined what REAL PEOPLE are Skittles Nov 2024 #96
No it is not too much KentuckyWoman Nov 2024 #150
I've read that 54% of Americans read below a 6th grade level. NoMoreRepugs Nov 2024 #95
We've got to remember... ECL213 Nov 2024 #97
I never get tired of this. Watching Gene Wilder's eye movements, just classic. Abolishinist Nov 2024 #99
Best ever. I will love that scene forever. 💕💕💕 Just what I needed tonight. Hekate Nov 2024 #101
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Nov 2024 #102
Interesting proud patriot Nov 2024 #103
I don't think those shows are a fair comparison with Fox Lulu KC Nov 2024 #106
Why all the pessimism? We lost a three month and a few days campaign vs a two-year one. brush Nov 2024 #113
TV is geared for an 11 year old vocabulary lindysalsagal Nov 2024 #114
Immigrants who voted for trump, said the like how he speaks frankly Demovictory9 Nov 2024 #120
I thought about "narcissist" vs. "egomaniac" GreenWave Nov 2024 #126
Agreed 100% oldreliable_one Nov 2024 #133
Trump ran on identity politics though. He ran on "revenge" against people who held *him* accountable ck4829 Nov 2024 #136
So Tim Walz didn't quite do it for you, right? Lulu KC Nov 2024 #158
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2024 #161
Counterpoint. Confusing words are not why we lost. What is "Woke"? What is "Communism"? What is "Transgender"? ck4829 Nov 2024 #138
Don't forget Critical Race Theory and DEI tulipsandroses Nov 2024 #157
Ivy League Grads on Trump's Team. SupportSanity Nov 2024 #146
maybe if we tried playing nice, reach across the isle once and awhile. maybe buy them lunch or something. Hotler Nov 2024 #147
Great post! gulliver Nov 2024 #149
Jimmy Kimmel SoCalDavidS Nov 2024 #151
regarding "real people" Quiet Em Nov 2024 #153
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