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RobertEarl

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9. That's America for ya

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Wed Jan 22, 2014, 07:38 AM

Jan 2014

Love it or leave it. Or take charge. Sitting around complaining never got anything done.

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Why Do Some Americans Speak So Confidently When They Have No Clue What They're Talking About? [View all] xchrom Jan 2014 OP

Well... Blue_Adept Jan 2014 #1

well played xchrom Jan 2014 #2

It's a mindset Blue_Adept Jan 2014 #4

You are describing my father Demeter Jan 2014 #8

Definitely Blue_Adept Jan 2014 #17

Just a minor point spooky3 Jan 2014 #26

You are describing Marissa Mayer at Yahoo, from what I can tell, what I've read. jtuck004 Jan 2014 #10

She's 38 Blue_Adept Jan 2014 #18

Yes, and the Harvard students described in the spooky3 Jan 2014 #27

Can the "Baby Boomers are crap" crap. WinkyDink Jan 2014 #39

Nice broad brush there. Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #41

Wow. Boomer bashing. How original. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2014 #53

The person I know IRL most like this gollygee Jan 2014 #60

Better give that bird a fish . . . another_liberal Jan 2014 #14

Dunning-Kruger effect SharonAnn Jan 2014 #62

Lying with authority can be a winning move in Scrabble truebluegreen Jan 2014 #3

This... chervilant Jan 2014 #5

What gets me are all the people who watch RW media who think they're informed LuvNewcastle Jan 2014 #6

Then you must challenge him, in the sense that he watch and read a more well rounded Dustlawyer Jan 2014 #34

I have kind of a similar situation. Liberalynn Jan 2014 #40

I get the same thing - in another direction hfojvt Jan 2014 #47

If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, Arkansas Granny Jan 2014 #7

That's America for ya RobertEarl Jan 2014 #9

Sorta like Chris Mathews when the subject is marijuana. B Calm Jan 2014 #11

Is this the same Chris Matthews Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #42

Deceit and Self-Deception reddread Jan 2014 #12

This is true for all rightwing crazies ... ananda Jan 2014 #13

Signs of the times Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2014 #29

Stephen Colbert's "Truthiness" mates well with this. Ian_rd Jan 2014 #15

People cannot be convinced to change their minds AngryAmish Jan 2014 #16

K&R! These are the MFers that have destroyed the nation. Enthusiast Jan 2014 #19

Why is it that fools are so sure of themselves while wiser men are filled with doubt? Scuba Jan 2014 #20

Reminds of the words I heard somewhere kairos12 Jan 2014 #31

this makes me laugh. My dad had an obsessive dislike/distrust of anyone out of Harvard or Yale B cali Jan 2014 #21

Because they went to Harvard Business School? DeSwiss Jan 2014 #22

Alpha male syndrome. Infiltrated the water in Harvard Business School long ago. Squinch Jan 2014 #23

What they are really teaching them is to be good at sales - TBF Jan 2014 #24

It's exactly this. We live in a culture where most everything is for sale. hunter Jan 2014 #52

It's the Dunning Kruger Effect, in which Berlin Expat Jan 2014 #25

Respect Authoritah! No excetions! Listen to da Maya! Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2014 #28

Disease of Conceit deutsey Jan 2014 #30

I have noticed that from Malcolm X to Margaret Thatcher - speakers who speak with absolute moral Douglas Carpenter Jan 2014 #32

It's a good survival strategy. CFLDem Jan 2014 #33

HBS alumni........ Hotler Jan 2014 #35

There is a saying once..... Hotler Jan 2014 #36

Brings to mind the old expression - "When you can't dazzle them with bullwinkle428 Jan 2014 #37

"Be wrong but be strong" siligut Jan 2014 #38

Because they have overblown egos Sweet Freedom Jan 2014 #43

For irony, reread this thread and count how many here KNOW the answer.... Demo_Chris Jan 2014 #44

Everyone wants to matter. Orsino Jan 2014 #45

Monologue trumps dialogue sibelian Jan 2014 #46

Ah yes, The Power of Positive Thinking bemildred Jan 2014 #48

Majority of people do not tolerate ambiguity well. kiranon Jan 2014 #49

When I was a boss one of the things I found was a lot of workers would rather be led by El_Johns Jan 2014 #50

You don't need an education to enjoy listening to yourself. Coyotl Jan 2014 #51

Many times in my corporate life I was astounded when attending some inner-circle RKP5637 Jan 2014 #54

Famous story: cow versus bull in college (and life) Democrats_win Jan 2014 #55

American? Have you heard the French? aikoaiko Jan 2014 #56

"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt" lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #57

I see your quote and raise you :) DonCoquixote Jan 2014 #59

If I were the academic dean at HBS dickthegrouch Jan 2014 #58

I like your professor's lesson BrotherIvan Jan 2014 #61

I noticed this when discussing healthcare on HuffPo Prophet 451 Jan 2014 #63

Ignorant in their arrogance, Arrogant in their ignorance...nt uriel1972 Jan 2014 #64