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DeeDeeNY

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7. Agreed.

Fri Dec 27, 2024, 05:53 PM

Dec 27

I meant college. Pollsters many times use categories of college-educated and non-college educated, but there are many very bright people who never attended college.

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We just don't get it. A very large number of the U.S. population is IGNORANT. [View all] DeeDeeNY Dec 27 OP

The TRUTH isn't as available to the populace as it used to be, elleng Dec 27 #1

People don't trust the media Trenzalore Dec 27 #3

Kamala was telling the truth, but they weren't listening DeeDeeNY Dec 27 #4

So was Hillary! nt pazzyanne Dec 27 #11

And Hillary won the popular vote by 3 million DeeDeeNY Dec 27 #20

true. we used to all have only Walter Conkrite at 6pm. now you pick your source to fit your pre conceived opinion. BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 27 #17

I stopped trusting PBS and NPR back during the run up to the Iraq Invasion, then TSF's early days of 2017 msfiddlestix Monday #41

We live in a failed political state Trenzalore Dec 27 #2

Spend a week on their media and you will understand Tesha Dec 27 #5

Rush was a master and set the stage for hundreds (thousands?) of protg's. Evolve Dammit Dec 27 #15

Yes. I have been monitoring the RWM for a couple of years. yellow dahlia Saturday #23

Sorry; I have to differ re- the role of education. snot Dec 27 #6

Agreed. DeeDeeNY Dec 27 #7

The problems described in the OP are found in all age groups. Mariana Saturday #24

Rupert's Rabies Epidemic IA8IT Dec 27 #8

Oh, we get it. J_William_Ryan Dec 27 #9

most of the people I know are coming across to me as increasingly ignorant, The Wandering Harper Dec 27 #10

Good rant! I feel the same. Ohioboy Dec 27 #12

They believe the lies because it provides cover for the racism. LuvLoogie Dec 27 #13

kind of hard not to get it stillcool Dec 27 #14

even a nuclear bomb would be Biden's fault. Ain't no going back to your Dad's GOP. Evolve Dammit Dec 27 #16

Reality is an awfully stubborn thing. paleotn Dec 27 #18

I've been a slow-learner stillcool Dec 27 #21

Been that way since the founding. America has had a strong anti-intellectual streak for most of its history. paleotn Dec 27 #19

"Facts, sir, are the enemy of truth." - Don Quixote de La Mancha . . . Journeyman Dec 27 #22

We're in a post-truth society Blue_Tires Sunday #25

I get it. We are ignorant of the fact that many people are ignorant. Sneederbunk Sunday #26

Must be the water... wcmagumba Sunday #27

I suspect they will get a very strong dose of reality soon. JohnSJ Sunday #28

Excellent summary Bread and Circuses Sunday #29

And racist. Jit423 Sunday #30

I agree many are ignorant but disagree that it's not related to education. Of course it is. brush Sunday #31

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Sunday #32

Short attention span theater has gotten a lot shorter underpants Sunday #33

Not just ignorant, but DELIBERATELY AND WILLFULLY SO. B.See Sunday #34

Exactly DeeDeeNY Sunday #36

"A very large number of the U.S. population is IGNORANT." 3catwoman3 Sunday #35

Since they won't do any critical thinking... William Gustafson Sunday #37

Is the US more ignorant and racist/prejudiced against the "other" than in the past? andym Sunday #38

I disagree completely. KentuckyWoman Monday #39

But if they don't have the time to find out any details DeeDeeNY Monday #40

I'd prefer higher voter participation, not less. KentuckyWoman Tuesday #42

By now everyone on this site should be acutely aware of this problem. I GoodRaisin Tuesday #43

Any voters who thought of themselves as a Democrat and didn't vote for Harris is not only ignorant but stupid elocs Tuesday #44

Exactly so. Thanks for putting it so well. Paladin Tuesday #45

Sadly malaise Tuesday #46