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Ohioboy

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12. Good rant! I feel the same.

Reply to DeeDeeNY (Original post)

Fri Dec 27, 2024, 08:19 PM

Dec 2024

They have no interest in the truth. They believe only what they want, and avoid truth. It's infuriating!

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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 2024 OP

The TRUTH isn't as available to the populace as it used to be, elleng Dec 2024 #1

People don't trust the media Trenzalore Dec 2024 #3

Kamala was telling the truth, but they weren't listening DeeDeeNY Dec 2024 #4

So was Hillary! nt pazzyanne Dec 2024 #11

And Hillary won the popular vote by 3 million DeeDeeNY Dec 2024 #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 2024 #17

I stopped trusting PBS and NPR back during the run up to the Iraq Invasion, then TSF's early days of 2017 msfiddlestix Dec 2024 #41

We live in a failed political state Trenzalore Dec 2024 #2

Spend a week on their media and you will understand Tesha Dec 2024 #5

Rush was a master and set the stage for hundreds (thousands?) of protg's. Evolve Dammit Dec 2024 #15

Yes. I have been monitoring the RWM for a couple of years. yellow dahlia Dec 2024 #23

Sorry; I have to differ re- the role of education. snot Dec 2024 #6

Agreed. DeeDeeNY Dec 2024 #7

The problems described in the OP are found in all age groups. Mariana Dec 2024 #24

Rupert's Rabies Epidemic IA8IT Dec 2024 #8

Oh, we get it. J_William_Ryan Dec 2024 #9

most of the people I know are coming across to me as increasingly ignorant, The Wandering Harper Dec 2024 #10

Good rant! I feel the same. Ohioboy Dec 2024 #12

They believe the lies because it provides cover for the racism. LuvLoogie Dec 2024 #13

kind of hard not to get it stillcool Dec 2024 #14

even a nuclear bomb would be Biden's fault. Ain't no going back to your Dad's GOP. Evolve Dammit Dec 2024 #16

Reality is an awfully stubborn thing. paleotn Dec 2024 #18

I've been a slow-learner stillcool Dec 2024 #21

Been that way since the founding. America has had a strong anti-intellectual streak for most of its history. paleotn Dec 2024 #19

"Facts, sir, are the enemy of truth." - Don Quixote de La Mancha . . . Journeyman Dec 2024 #22

We're in a post-truth society Blue_Tires Dec 2024 #25

I get it. We are ignorant of the fact that many people are ignorant. Sneederbunk Dec 2024 #26

Must be the water... wcmagumba Dec 2024 #27

I suspect they will get a very strong dose of reality soon. JohnSJ Dec 2024 #28

Excellent summary Bread and Circuses Dec 2024 #29

And racist. Jit423 Dec 2024 #30

I agree many are ignorant but disagree that it's not related to education. Of course it is. brush Dec 2024 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Dec 2024 #32

Short attention span theater has gotten a lot shorter underpants Dec 2024 #33

Not just ignorant, but DELIBERATELY AND WILLFULLY SO. B.See Dec 2024 #34

Exactly DeeDeeNY Dec 2024 #36

"A very large number of the U.S. population is IGNORANT." 3catwoman3 Dec 2024 #35

Since they won't do any critical thinking... William Gustafson Dec 2024 #37

Is the US more ignorant and racist/prejudiced against the "other" than in the past? andym Dec 2024 #38

I disagree completely. KentuckyWoman Dec 2024 #39

But if they don't have the time to find out any details DeeDeeNY Dec 2024 #40

I'd prefer higher voter participation, not less. KentuckyWoman Dec 2024 #42

By now everyone on this site should be acutely aware of this problem. I GoodRaisin Dec 2024 #43

Any voters who thought of themselves as a Democrat and didn't vote for Harris is not only ignorant but stupid elocs Dec 2024 #44

Exactly so. Thanks for putting it so well. Paladin Dec 2024 #45

Sadly malaise Dec 2024 #46