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In reply to the discussion: Yes, We DO Think You ARE Stupid [View all]logosoco
(3,208 posts)Your examples are interesting. Perhaps our different life experiences do affect how we look at things.
Using what I think you are using as an example. My mother in law recently lost her home. When my father in law died in 1991, the house was paid for. Over the years, my husband told her and told her what she needed to do. She listened to other family members, so she ended up losing the house. It was a CHOICE she made, even with someone she could trust, standing right in front of her telling her not to do it.
Should I be angry at the bank who let her put up the house as collateral for all the credit card debt she was amassing? Even when her son was telling her NOT to do that? She made a CHOICE even when she was being shown how it would be a bad thing for her.
Just like the tRump supporters who think voting for some rich man is going to help them.
For all people who rely on FOX news as a trusted institution, it would take no effort at all on their part to change the channel or look up another news site. NONE! So, I stand by my statement, ignorance is a choice. If these people are getting information from a TV with cable, they are capable of finding other sources to explore.