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3catwoman3

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7. When I was old enough to be able to read the headlines in the National Enquirer...

Reply to EnergizedLib (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 11:31 PM

Jul 3

...when in line at the grocery store with my mom, starting about age 8, and saw things like "Woman Gives Birth To 3-Headed Alien Baby," and the like, even then I wondered (although not in these words), "Who is stupid enough to believe this bullshit?"

I'm now 75. The gullibility of human beings continues to horrify me.

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How did people become so detached from reality? [View all] EnergizedLib Jul 3 OP

They call his stock move alfredo Jul 3 #1

24 hour news cycle The Wizard Jul 3 #2

24 hour news cycle + 24 hour social media cycle Initech Jul 4 #26

You find this all the time with scams. People have a very hard time believing they're the sucker unblock Jul 3 #3

But then they preach personal responsibility EnergizedLib Jul 3 #8

For thee, not me. alfredo Jul 4 #16

outstanding assessment, unblock Skittles Jul 4 #13

Mass brainwashing by right wing media Wiz Imp Jul 3 #4

do you think they might use subliminal messaging rampartd Jul 4 #18

It's hard to completely rule anything out. Wiz Imp Jul 4 #20

the evangelicals start very young rampartd Jul 4 #21

Absolutely. Thankfully, some are able to break free from it. Wiz Imp Jul 4 #22

People engage with facts/evidence and arguments with their emotions before their reason gets its pants on. RockRaven Jul 3 #5

it's a cult. Period. NewHendoLib Jul 3 #6

When I was old enough to be able to read the headlines in the National Enquirer... 3catwoman3 Jul 3 #7

Me too ... and I had a friend who's Mom always bought the latest KPN Jul 4 #11

What we're celebrating tomorrow ought to be a funeral. KPN Jul 4 #9

Lack of critical thinking combined with bullshit social media. It happens here flvegan Jul 4 #10

It's funny EnergizedLib Jul 4 #12

About the phrase "People with TDS hate Trump more than they love America" CBHagman Jul 4 #14

Herein lies the gordian knot. Trump is not the solution; Darwin is. nt Xipe Totec Jul 4 #15

When did Fox Ruse start? BigmanPigman Jul 4 #17

Asked while holding a handheld device maxrandb Jul 4 #19

Screens orthoclad Jul 4 #23

Fox (so called) News the_liberal_grandpa Jul 4 #24

It's annoying EnergizedLib Jul 4 #25

FOXed in the head IA8IT Jul 4 #27

There is a reason people are drawn to cbabe Jul 4 #28

Dumbasses. If Dems were that powerful, we'd all have universal healthcare, free college and SS fully funded for 100 yrs ms liberty Jul 4 #29

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