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17. I agree that far too many members of the American public are dumb (I would say truly stupid AF), often wilfully so.

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 03:39 PM

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Healthcare and immigration both at 12? People are nuts. dem4decades 21 hrs ago #1

I think immigration in this case means being able to immigrate out of US. boston bean 20 hrs ago #3

That's "emigration". Yes, that's the real word. eppur_se_muova 2 hrs ago #21

A breakdown by age group would make for more informative stats IMO. NoMoreRepugs 21 hrs ago #2

Appreciate the effort. NoMoreRepugs 19 hrs ago #7

thanks Celerity 18 hrs ago #11

Of course. OldBaldy1701E 20 hrs ago #4

Is this legitimate? Q9 75% support voter ID? infullview 20 hrs ago #6

The link works and the poll is legit. nt Celerity 12 hrs ago #16

Q8 Personal Financial Situation 19% better rpannier 18 hrs ago #8

They don't even list the #1 issue that the US is concerned with: wiggs 18 hrs ago #9

As James Carville said many moons ago... mitch96 18 hrs ago #10

Yep. And here's a story to go along with that ck4829 15 hrs ago #12

Human rights for everyone. twodogsbarking 14 hrs ago #13

Really?? Proof of citizenship?? Do they know what that entails??? LeftInTX 14 hrs ago #14

Of course not. It's largely ignorance that leads to such bogus opinions. nt eppur_se_muova 2 hrs ago #22

Nice that the public doesn't care that deregulation could poison them. bucolic_frolic 12 hrs ago #15

Some of the questions they didn't ask LearnedHand 3 hrs ago #20