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Yes, We DO Think You ARE Stupid [View all] NanceGreggs Feb 2017 OP
You nailed it. 3catwoman3 Feb 2017 #1
Agree! iluvtennis Feb 2017 #8
Not enough cow bell. nt NCjack Feb 2017 #78
Especially if u think being stupid is a personal choice..... Cryptoad Feb 2017 #129
They are not only willfully ignorant, they are stupid and mean. NCjack Feb 2017 #130
I agree they are all those things,,,, Cryptoad Feb 2017 #131
Thanks for this. Merlot Feb 2017 #2
Especially if they are unable or unwilling to own up to it Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2017 #75
Yup. Kimchijeon Feb 2017 #3
Bravo...but I'd change this SHRED Feb 2017 #4
I agree. Excellent point. Pacifist Patriot Feb 2017 #37
I agree. I think some 'can' learn... WePurrsevere Feb 2017 #107
K&R times a million LW1977 Feb 2017 #5
K&R smirkymonkey Feb 2017 #6
These are people who believe that fictional massacres are real drm604 Feb 2017 #7
Yup! Bowling Green real, Sandy Hook fake. Initech Feb 2017 #12
Thanks for saying that. world wide wally Feb 2017 #9
So what he lied to everyone else griloco Feb 2017 #10
Jedi mind tricks work with Republicans... if we ever get the chance. yuiyoshida Feb 2017 #11
They are stupid and gullible! herding cats Feb 2017 #13
Well said! Canoe52 Feb 2017 #14
They're smart enough to show up and vote - and that's all the smarts they need. NBachers Feb 2017 #15
True enough. NanceGreggs Feb 2017 #18
I tried to tell my friends who were voting third party notdarkyet Feb 2017 #22
still furious nocalflea Feb 2017 #40
Excellent point, NBachers. the trump voters are voting Cha Feb 2017 #26
The person the Russians wanted there? Alternative facts is leaving out information too no? uponit7771 Feb 2017 #32
I tried desperately to convince several family members/friends Zero System Feb 2017 #64
Thank you. sheshe2 Feb 2017 #16
Beautiful and right on! Kath2 Feb 2017 #17
True dat. Oh the pain...the pain. Marcuse Feb 2017 #19
Awesome essay amuse bouche Feb 2017 #20
Perfect. Great writing. They are as dumb as doorknobs but seem proud notdarkyet Feb 2017 #21
Epic Rant, Nance.. Bookmarked! I know I use the Cha Feb 2017 #23
What is stupidity? vlyons Feb 2017 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author Pacifist Patriot Feb 2017 #39
More than a few of the highly educated RWers in my dept believe in some abysmally stupid shit. HughBeaumont Feb 2017 #47
and I'll bet that more than a few are vlyons Feb 2017 #52
And this ++++++++. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2017 #55
Yes but understanding what makes them tick can bring a whole new world of understanding nolabels Feb 2017 #74
I think most of us CAN, in fact "see their point of view" NastyRiffraff Feb 2017 #104
This +++++++++++. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2017 #56
posted wrong spot mnhtnbb Feb 2017 #66
Thank you! colorado_ufo Feb 2017 #25
K&R. dchill Feb 2017 #27
Pod Save America may beg to differ. SleeplessinSoCal Feb 2017 #28
As always... Wonderfully written! WiffenPoof Feb 2017 #29
I did the exact same thing liquid diamond Feb 2017 #92
we're not so bright either daft yank Feb 2017 #30
Very good points. AJT Feb 2017 #34
There is no way to "broaden the tent and allow anti choice people in" without saying that women are Squinch Feb 2017 #54
Yes, it is just a shame that that believing in AJT Feb 2017 #58
Anti- choice is anti democratic so that's a firm never. Separation of church and state matters. bettyellen Feb 2017 #86
non white working class DOES vote democratic. the whites who vote republican connect more JI7 Feb 2017 #121
Lovely prose. Trust Buster Feb 2017 #31
Gosh, that felt good to read..... AJT Feb 2017 #33
Proud Ignorance is a self-regenerating problem.. . . .n/t annabanana Feb 2017 #35
YES! YES! YES! n/t MANative Feb 2017 #36
This needs to be posted on the Free Republic site or FOX comment site and sent nikibatts Feb 2017 #38
This.. cannabis_flower Feb 2017 #41
Another awesome post! BlueJac Feb 2017 #42
WTG Nance Gothmog Feb 2017 #43
yep. Dumb as dirt. bigtree Feb 2017 #44
Great rant - the only thing I'd change NewJeffCT Feb 2017 #45
Amazingly Brilliant! FrankfurtCat Feb 2017 #46
Trump supporters are stupid, but I think their stupidity has hit generational stupidity. BeckyDem Feb 2017 #48
Not just us Dems, the rest of the world thinks they're stupid NightWatcher Feb 2017 #49
May I please post this to FB? moda253 Feb 2017 #50
The GOP has, "ironically", used think tanks ironically to spew out simplistic slogans and BSdetect Feb 2017 #51
Plenty of evil people (not just the stupid ones) voted for him as well. LonePirate Feb 2017 #53
Evil, yes. There are many, mini smart Bannons, who take advantage of the Repub masses stupidity Alice11111 Feb 2017 #111
So true! TNLib Feb 2017 #57
Rants like this prove that some democrats are not so smart after all. RadiationTherapy Feb 2017 #59
Exactly. It's cathartic, but hardly persuasive. alarimer Feb 2017 #63
I think Zizek explains very well how insulting one's ideological rivals empowers one's rivals. RadiationTherapy Feb 2017 #72
+1 leftstreet Feb 2017 #89
Yeah, you dumbasses! What she said! Mc Mike Feb 2017 #60
"There is, of course, a way to stop being called stupid. You can always try NOT being stupid." tazkcmo Feb 2017 #61
Ah, fresh air! Iggo Feb 2017 #62
You said it all! nancy1942 Feb 2017 #65
+ 1,000,000, Nance. My sentiments exactly. (nt) Paladin Feb 2017 #67
Hubby--a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst--always disputes me when I start ranting about stupidity mnhtnbb Feb 2017 #68
I agree with you. Self-destructive is a more nuanced and thoughtful expression of their actions. RadiationTherapy Feb 2017 #73
K&R! stonecutter357 Feb 2017 #69
In this age of information, ignorance is a choice. logosoco Feb 2017 #70
wow...that just isn't true at all. Assumptions color where and what you look for, and how you JCanete Feb 2017 #88
well, thanks for telling me what is "not true at all" logosoco Feb 2017 #93
The question remains, why would they if they've been given every reason to believe their current JCanete Feb 2017 #99
But if they believe FOX is the truth, why... Beartracks Feb 2017 #133
What a GREAT point, logosoco! calimary Feb 2017 #112
Perfectly put. Kentonio Feb 2017 #71
Great post! ElementaryPenguin Feb 2017 #76
Amen underpants Feb 2017 #77
Stupid is a stupid word unless you want to insult someone nolabels Feb 2017 #79
On a roll lately Nance Lochloosa Feb 2017 #80
Normally I'm opposed to calling people stupid retrowire Feb 2017 #81
K&R ismnotwasm Feb 2017 #82
this...100%nt heaven05 Feb 2017 #83
Stupid people don't know they are stupid. Doitnow Feb 2017 #84
BAM!!!! ScubaSteve Feb 2017 #85
No we don't. Don't lump me in with that. It isn't helpful. There isn't an area of discourse where JCanete Feb 2017 #87
Excellent points leftstreet Feb 2017 #90
+infinity NoGoodNamesLeft Feb 2017 #91
Its downright inhumane to expect us to perpetually bite our tongues LiberalLovinLug Feb 2017 #110
Since I am an Independent I can actually look at this dynamic objectively NoGoodNamesLeft Feb 2017 #115
I do agree, especially with your last paragraph LiberalLovinLug Feb 2017 #120
It sounds to me like she is ranting and venting liquid diamond Feb 2017 #95
then we are all a lost cause. The very forces that work on white middle class people will work on JCanete Feb 2017 #97
Continue we will. liquid diamond Feb 2017 #124
totally what I was saying...? Let's breed racism? Lets let racism take over? Fine, make up your own JCanete Feb 2017 #126
So please enlighten us, O Enlightened One Dave Starsky Feb 2017 #98
Tell you what, we didn't know how to mine solar power efficiently, or wind, or anything else, but we JCanete Feb 2017 #100
I accept that as a "I have no idea." Dave Starsky Feb 2017 #114
Thank you Cha Feb 2017 #119
That is dumb. If you don't have the solution for curing cancer calling it heart disease doesn't JCanete Feb 2017 #123
That is an excellent analogy. Dave Starsky Feb 2017 #138
Well, at least we're making strides to cure cancer. You're clearly content to live in a world where JCanete Feb 2017 #139
You could start by not personally attacking them (not you personally, just in general) NoGoodNamesLeft Feb 2017 #103
Absolutely Perfect DoctorJoJo Feb 2017 #94
butbutbut they say we are the stupid racist ones. at least we can spell well. pansypoo53219 Feb 2017 #96
Amen! Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2017 #101
don't think this works...at all Softail1 Feb 2017 #102
They are stupid or evil, but your point is well taken Alice11111 Feb 2017 #113
K&R!! rury Feb 2017 #105
Excellent again, Nance NastyRiffraff Feb 2017 #106
We didn't need a 70 million dollar congressional investigation to figure this out. iscooterliberally Feb 2017 #108
K & R!! Just because the truth hurts doesn't mean it's not the truth!! 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2017 #109
The people who hate Obamacare but love the ACA mcar Feb 2017 #116
Nance, you are on fire these days, and I'm loving it. Tarheel_Dem Feb 2017 #117
Another case in point.. Cha Feb 2017 #118
I tried to use your excellent rant as my sig line - wow!!!! erronis Feb 2017 #122
. Takket Feb 2017 #125
We thank you very sweetly for saying it so neatly. njhoneybadger Feb 2017 #127
Excellent Post n/t jrthin Feb 2017 #128
thought I was going to make a friend cry the other night at a party when Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2017 #132
Awesome post n/t lordsummerisle Feb 2017 #134
Willful ignorance: The Wizard Feb 2017 #135
If Frank were alive today I'd love to see what he'd comment on this. Something like?: lambchopp59 Feb 2017 #136
KICK Cha Feb 2017 #137
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