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young_at_heart

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31. Very depressing

Sun Sep 13, 2020, 10:02 AM

Sep 2020

Years ago, Jay Leno did a segment for his show called "Jaywalking" and he would ask people simple questions. I was amazed at how many people could not name the Vice-President.

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This is a hell of a paragraph: [View all] kpete Sep 2020 OP

Yes, it is. kentuck Sep 2020 #1

it is confounding howstupidmost americans are + how stupid white ones vote. media brainwashing pansypoo53219 Sep 2020 #2

Who wrote it? NT enough Sep 2020 #3

Farmer Jones? kentuck Sep 2020 #4

Right? I'd like to read this whole book/essay. n/t intheflow Sep 2020 #5

Link & worth the read from earlier this year: kpete Sep 2020 #7

Thanks for the link Auggie Sep 2020 #32

Thanks, kpete! intheflow Sep 2020 #34

David Bentley Hart muriel_volestrangler Sep 2020 #47

great description of the current U.S. state of affairs. peacebuzzard Sep 2020 #6

I reads like the secret modus operandi for Faux News FakeNoose Sep 2020 #8

yeah definitely some truth in those words... jimlup Sep 2020 #9

Author of linked article has recently tranlated NewTestament. Scholars say it is excellent! bobbieinok Sep 2020 #10

K&R! Solly Mack Sep 2020 #11

K & R mountain grammy Sep 2020 #12

It certainly IS a hell of a paragraph. Sad part is very few Americans will ever see it. A smaller dameatball Sep 2020 #13

The truth hurts Martin Eden Sep 2020 #14

i used to feel bad about dropping out of college. ihas2stinkyfeet Sep 2020 #15

KNR and bookmarking. niyad Sep 2020 #16

Yes, it is. ancianita Sep 2020 #17

Explains why Americans keep voting against their own best self interest. Enoki33 Sep 2020 #18

For this reason anti democratic regimes take over or appalachiablue Sep 2020 #19

Propaganda DarleenMB Sep 2020 #20

K & Freaking R...nt N_E_1 for Tennis Sep 2020 #21

Kick dalton99a Sep 2020 #22

Another K&R Auggie Sep 2020 #23

So true karin_sj Sep 2020 #24

Thanks for posting. The entire article is well worth reading. Lonestarblue Sep 2020 #25

K&R 2naSalit Sep 2020 #26

More than a little truth in those words.... reACTIONary Sep 2020 #27

Pay Your Taxes DanieRains Sep 2020 #28

No kidding!!! calimary Sep 2020 #29

A very true paragraph. sinkingfeeling Sep 2020 #30

Very depressing young_at_heart Sep 2020 #31

Jaywalking Normanart Sep 2020 #44

Thought provoking article but assumes the nation, as a whole, thinks this way dlk Sep 2020 #33

Exactly, of which there are many. Silver1 Sep 2020 #55

America's goal has always been a more perfect union dlk Sep 2020 #61

Yeah Dios Mio Sep 2020 #59

Yeah Dios Mio Sep 2020 #60

The work of becoming a more perfect union continues dlk Sep 2020 #62

Yes there will! Silver1 Sep 2020 #64

largely the result of letting 1500 think tank coordinated radio stations certainot Sep 2020 #35

+1000 cayugafalls Sep 2020 #41

THIS. The toxic talk radio, voice of the wrong wing. calimary Sep 2020 #63

The truth hurts Yeehah Sep 2020 #36

K&R Blue Owl Sep 2020 #37

I've mentioned repeatedly about Americans living in a cocoon. Baked Potato Sep 2020 #38

How quickly we turned away from Marthe48 Sep 2020 #39

This is the product of republicans weakening the education system Escurumbele Sep 2020 #40

That last sentence.... renate Sep 2020 #42

Keep in mind that Joe Biden has been saying PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #43

Great food for thought ... as an informed socialist/left wingnut/progressive, Tommymac Sep 2020 #45

A hell of a paragraph indeed! BobTheSubgenius Sep 2020 #46

The general ignorance of many Americans is... 3catwoman3 Sep 2020 #48

Mother of God... this explains everything. ck4829 Sep 2020 #49

Most are happy living with their heads in the sand, then Ferrets are Cool Sep 2020 #50

I love it! PatrickforO Sep 2020 #51

"at least we knew when we were being lied to, Americans are oblivious" JanMichael Sep 2020 #52

Why were things designed like this? ecstatic Sep 2020 #53

Follow the Money! McKim Sep 2020 #58

Hell of a paragraph. Thanks! zentrum Sep 2020 #54

Commonweal is a good mag! burrowowl Sep 2020 #56

Spread Far and Wide McKim Sep 2020 #57

Kick Auggie Oct 20 #65