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I have been asked by friends, Are people that stupid? (Original Post) edhopper 6 hrs ago OP
Obviously a pretty fair number of them are. Ocelot II 6 hrs ago #1
Half of us are dumber than average Jerry2144 6 hrs ago #2
No, they are not that stupid. RockRaven 6 hrs ago #3
Yes, when they think trump has morals! vapor2 6 hrs ago #4
That they can sit there and cheer his mountain grammy 6 hrs ago #5
Here's an example for you. La Coliniere 6 hrs ago #6
It's the lead in the water... NewDayOranges 6 hrs ago #7
They really are if they think he's going to do anything for them Bayard 6 hrs ago #8
MAny would not be if they stopped watching right wing media. Amaryllis 6 hrs ago #9
Two points duncang 5 hrs ago #10
It's shocking and disappointing that so many still support him. Hope enough wise up. Silent Type 5 hrs ago #11
Propaganda works Johonny 5 hrs ago #12
Yes, because they are intellectually lazy. no_hypocrisy 3 hrs ago #13

mountain grammy

(27,129 posts)
5. That they can sit there and cheer his
Mon Oct 21, 2024, 08:49 PM
6 hrs ago

Rambling incoherent babbling I would have to say yes, they’re stupid.

La Coliniere

(656 posts)
6. Here's an example for you.
Mon Oct 21, 2024, 08:51 PM
6 hrs ago

I’m on a long walk yesterday in my neighborhood. I notice an older woman, probably over 70, taking pictures with her phone of Democratic political signs (Harris-Walz and 4 others for local elections) on the front lawn of somebody’s home. As I walk past I say “Go Kamala!”. She looks at me, obviously angered, and says, “fuck her, I’m for Trump”. As I walk away I respond with, “Sorry, but I can’t vote for an adjudicated rapist”. She then shouts at the top of her lungs, “Kamala is the RAPIST!!!” I now ignore her and go on my way. Yes, they are that stupid…ugh.

Bayard

(23,918 posts)
8. They really are if they think he's going to do anything for them
Mon Oct 21, 2024, 09:00 PM
6 hrs ago

They will not believe he is using them as a means to an end.

duncang

(3,221 posts)
10. Two points
Mon Oct 21, 2024, 09:58 PM
5 hrs ago

1. A coworker thought it was Bush senior when Bush junior was running.

2. There were people who didn’t know we landed on the moon.

That was just low info people. Add the deliberate lies pushed now and it’s worse.

Johonny

(21,794 posts)
12. Propaganda works
Mon Oct 21, 2024, 10:18 PM
5 hrs ago

Many Americans were raised by misogynistic and racist parents. Many Americans were raised by evangelical Christians that give money hand over foot to born again conartists. Many Americans have lost their local papers and UHF TV stations and only get RW radio or FOX news or worse. Many Americans get news only from foreign owned TicTic . . .

Most Americans are within a normal intelligence range. They are not in any sense stupid. However, most Americans have been taught to be stupid. Propaganda works.

no_hypocrisy

(48,393 posts)
13. Yes, because they are intellectually lazy.
Tue Oct 22, 2024, 12:23 AM
3 hrs ago

Exhibit One:
2016. My sister told me 4 months before the Election, "I'm not voting for Trump. He scares me." One month before the Election, she told me, "I'm not voting for Hillary. She scares me." What changed? The last voice she heard was from her friend, Anthony, who hated Hillary. My sister doesn't read. Even online. Doesn't care. Trusts the opinions of others instead of thinking for herself. And no, she lives in a blue state.

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