A Very Strong Case Why MAGA Voters Are Stupid

[@michaelwx1]

The Republican Party isn't all low intelligent people. There are some very smart, ruthless people playing the whole situation for their own benefit.

[@garbagefreak]

The two possibilities are stupid or evil, and there are some very smart evil people. Never underestimate them.

[@dangerousdays2052]

And accelerationists that just want to see everything 🔥🔥🔥

[@steptris1]

The billionaires don't believe his bullshit. They are in it purely for profit.

[@jessewilson1273]

Absolutely agree.

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

But that’s a small percentage. And they are using the vast majority of the party, which are stupid people, for their own benefit. Like those intelligent Republicans are puppet masters. It’s a symbiotic relationship relationship. If the few smart ones weren’t controlling the many dumb ones the party wouldn’t be able to exist and function

[@markpartin8403]

“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid”

[@leeburks4540]

Stupid & proud of it, is a bad combination.

[@Polo22546]

🎯

[@wonshiin]

True, but Benjamin Franklin didn't say it...

[@davidlafleche1142]

"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, which giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not: and it shall be given him" (James 1:5, KJV).

[@markpartin8403]

@@wonshiin Interesting. I'm trying to figure out where this was implied, I know I didn't imply it. So what significance does your comment have ?

[@cristo6007]

Trump literally said "We love the poorly educated" and they cheered

[@glynphelps9027]

That is a good statement even if he is liying

[@MPR2]

💯

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

Bigotry is based on unfounded biases and unwarranted fears. It's a feature of the party. The Wealthy Elite have used bigotry for thousands of years to divide and oppress the masses. Without bigotry it would be impossible for the very few to oppress the very many.

[@danityvanityinsanity]

MAGATS: Yup. That’s us! Hyuk hyuk!😅

[@BlocPop]

Only because they think he isn't talking about them😆

[@MontanaMirage]

Never underestimate the power of ignorant people in large groups.

[@nocucksinkekistan7321]

Agree, I see Democrats and free healthcare supporters everywhere

[@KittenyKat]

This is why I've said since grade school that "Sometimes a majority is just a large gathering of idiots" :I

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

@@KittenyKat Underrated comment.

[@jb-vb8un]

ya forgot the FACTS The Bidens’ Influence Peddling Timeline Since taking the gavel in January, the Committee on Oversight and Accountability has accelerated its investigation of the Biden family’s domestic and international business practices to determine whether the Biden family has been targeted by foreign actors, President Biden is compromised, and our national security is threatened. Records obtained through the Committee’s subpoenas to date reveal that the Bidens and their associates have received over $20 million in payments from foreign entities. Below is a timeline that details key dates in our investigation. The main points of interest are: 1) Romania: On September 28, 2015, Vice President Biden welcomed Romanian President Klaus Iohannis to the White House. Within five weeks of this meeting, a Romanian businessman involved with a high-profile corruption prosecution in Romania, Gabriel Popoviciu, began depositing a Biden associate’s bank account, which ultimately made their way into Biden family accounts. Popoviciu made sixteen of the seventeen payments, totaling over $3 million, to the Biden associate account while Joe Biden was Vice President. Biden family accounts ultimately received approximately $1.038 million. The total amount from Romania to the Biden family and their associates is over $3 million. 2) China- CEFC: On March 1, 2017-less than two months after Vice President Joe Biden left public office-State Energy HK Limited, a Chinese company, wired $3 million to a Biden associate’s account. This is the same bank account used in the above “Romania” section. After the Chinese company wired the Biden associate account the $3 million, the Biden family received approximately $1,065,692 over a three-month period in different bank accounts. Additionally, the CEFC Chairman gives Hunter Biden a diamond worth $80,000. Lastly, CEFC creates a joint venture with the Bidens in the summer of 2017. The timeline lays out the “WhatsApp” messages and subsequent wires from the Chinese to the Bidens of $100,000 and $5 million. The total amount from China, specifically with CEFC and their related entities, to the Biden family and their associates is over $8 million. 3) China- Bohai Harvest RST Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd. (BHR): More information will be provided in our upcoming Fourth Bank Memorandum. 4) Kazakhstan: On April 22, 2014, Kenes Rakishev, a Kazakhstani oligarch used his Singaporean entity, Novatus Holdings, to wire one of Hunter Biden’s Rosemont Seneca entities $142,300. The very next day-April 23, 2014-the Rosemont Seneca entity transferred the exact same amount of money to a car dealership for a car for Hunter Biden. Hunter Biden and Devon Archer would represent Burisma in Kazakhstan in May/June of 2014 as the company attempted to broker a three-way deal among Burisma, the Kazakhstan government, and a Chinese state-owned energy company. 5) Ukraine: Devon Archer joined the Burisma board of directors in spring of 2014 and was joined by Hunter Biden shortly thereafter. Hunter Biden joined the company as counsel, but after a meeting with Burisma owner Mykola Zlochevsky in Lake Como, Italy, was elevated to the board of directors in the spring of 2014. Both Biden and Archer were each paid $1 million per year for their positions on the board of directors. In December 2015, after a Burisma board of directors meeting, Zlochevsky and Hunter Biden “called D.C.” in the wake of mounting pressures the company was facing. Zlochevsky was later charged with bribing Ukrainian officials with $6 million in an attempt to delay or drop the investigation into his company. The total amount from Ukraine to the Biden family and their associates is $6.5 million. 6) Russia: On February 14, 2014, a Russian oligarch and Russia’s richest woman, Yelena Baturina, wired a Rosemont Seneca entity $3.5 million. On March 11, 2014, the wire was split up: $750,000 was transferred to Devon Archer, and the remainder was sent to Rosemont Seneca Bohai, a company Devon Archer and Hunter Biden split equally. In spring of 2014, Yelena Baturina joined Hunter Biden and Devon Archer to share a meal with then-Vice President Biden at a restaurant in Washington, D.C. The total amount from Russia to the Biden family and their associates is $3.5 million. SOURCE, OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

[@Singlesix6]

That's how the U.S. got stuck with Biden and Harris and their ruined economy and miserable foreign policy - the ignorant people who voted for them.

[@Absorbing146]

MAGA will tell you ,,trump tells it like it is,,,Then spends the next 20 minutes telling you he didn't mean that 🤷‍♂

[@Katzztar]

I had to laugh at those people back in 2016 when they claimed Trump represents the average citizen... I laughed because there's that photo of him and a golden toilet...that is not the average citizen! XD

[@ilcyclista1]

That infuriates me so much, you hear him plainly say things that are 👀and his fans have to give you all the lore, the length of the Tolkien Lord of the Rings Trilogy, to explain how it was just a joke, it was sarcasm, he didn't mean it that time, what he actually meant was, he didn't really say it, etc.

[@susan9675]

I remember in 2016 when people were asked why they like him, they'd answer "Just listen to him." When given quotes of his nonsense, they'd say "Don't listen to his words" as if there was something else to listen to. This happened so many times, I couldn't believe it. And they're still listening to him. The thing is, they like the crap he spews.

[@JasonHauser125]

@@susan9675 They really do. They like his sense of humor and jokes and asides and sharks and shit. It is mind boggling. And these are fellow Americans. It makes me not want to associate with anyone anymore as I don't know what kind of person I'm dealing with.

[@phoenixvance6642]

People who brag that they "tell it like it is" are naive realists. I never trust anyone who touts that about themselves or other people

[@justadbeer]

"He made dumb people think that they finally understood politics." - "He made people strut around, proud of themselves thinking that they had a grasp of the issues." - That about sums it up.

[@nakfoor1846]

Definitely true in the sense that I think a lot of his followers were apolitical previously and he got them on board with vapid policy like "fix trade" and "build the wall".

[@gushernandez25]

In other words, you down on poor and middle class people.

[@philgarza6158]

@@gushernandez25 Actually that would be Trump who said he loves the poorly educated. The proof is very obvious.

[@gushernandez25]

@philgarza6158 in other words Kamala despises the poor, because they are considered uneducated. Bingo. You played yourself.

[@nakfoor1846]

@@gushernandez25 Most Trump supporters are well-off middle-aged and older white people who live in the exurbs.

[@ozsheila55]

Thats why they love conspiracy theories, makes them feel like they know something the rest of us don't.

[@risk5riskmks93]

You make an excellent point.

[@Laich-yi6nf]

Probably they like conspiracy theories because so many of them have come true. Of course everyone on the left is so smart they know and admit when they were wrong in the past.

[@FieldBlaser]

Conspiracy theorists and narcissists go hand in hand.

[@Don-du7du]

Yea but what about those space lazers? Lol

[@AK-cr5pe]

It's more comfortable for the simpleton to believe the world is controlled by powerful Illuminati-like organizations, meeting in secret in cigar smoke filled rooms, rather than believing the world is just uncontrolled chaos and we're all just trying to navigate it the best we can, even the elites. It's hard enough to keep anything secret in this day and age. Everything leaks.

[@Michelle1963]

Don't insult 3rd graders. They're a lot smarter than him.

[@sluggliano2000]

We know what bathroom to use. You guys seem to struggle with that sort of thing.

[@Michelle1963]

@@sluggliano2000I glad to know what bathroom to use. The problem is, if Trump gets elected he will do his damndest to flush our country down the toilet.

[@garylefevers]

I was unfortunately Republican myself until Trump came along. The good thing is that it made me notice that after 30+ years in the Republican party, I was voting against my best interests and the interests of key family, community, State and Nation. I have quite a bit to atone for. At least five people used to look to me for advice on State and local elections. I will never support Moscow Mitch again or any other Republican without Gods intervention. The hypocrisy and anti-Christian behavior is now on full display. Sometimes good things come out of bad situations. Btw: I was a swing voter, proudly a Democrat now.

[@LindyS1830]

Sorry you woke up so late. I have never voted Republican I always saw their mean spirited ways, never caring about people. They do not want abortion but vote against any funding to help children and the poor after birth. VOTE BLUE.

[@ToddDouglasFox]

@@LindyS1830I voted at 18 against Nixon. I knew better than to believe any Republican. Nothing is perfect however we don’t have to say moral high ground ad nauseam to actually have had it during my entire lifetime.

[@ToddDouglasFox]

Gary I applaud you, your only atonement is to always vote and act from your full being. That’s what matters. Congrats! ~Todd

[@jmainesmithsr5936]

Thank you

[@Laich-yi6nf]

Yes, there is anti Christian behavior on the right, but which side has more anti-Christian behavior, the left or the right? Most people I know on the left hate Christianity.

[@ScytheNoire]

Idiocracy is real.

[@lorenzoblum868]

The result of a long and relentless indoctrination program through the entertainment division of the mylytari yndustryal complexxx, Byg Oyl.. and a few olygarchs in order to dispose of obedient workers and soldiers...

[@LightDiodeNeal]

The energy-drinks are taking over, that is coming true!!!

[@alohamark3025]

True dat. This may be a cartoon, but it's all true. Lee Atwater was a co-creator of the Willie Horton campaign commercial. Atwater stated, "By the time we're finished, they're going to wonder whether Willie Horton is Dukakis's running mate.

[@Seth-ff9dn]

I saw that movie, Idiocracy. Funny as hell.

[@MarkDunn]

Hauntingly real. Next thing they'll be watering the crops with Gatorade.

[@commandZee]

You can't forget Sarah Palin's role in fully transforming stupid into a virtue for the Right.

[@babagalacticus]

compared to NEWT GINGRICH, she's a lightweight, hell a FLYweight.

[@kingofmambo]

Lisa Ann was much better !

[@saltfarmer4008]

​@@babagalacticusAOC makes being stupid look pretty easy. It was pretty stupid to think she'd fight for m4a too😂😂😂

[@banparlous2552]

G.W. Bush got the "Stupid ball" rolling

[@Ericviking2019]

Tea party, thank the Koch brothers

[@ChildrensRightsFirst947]

I got a bunch of Trump worshippers in my family and this description is so accurate. Thank you for the video

[@nkr3637]

Yes. They're all dumb and you're the only smart one. Sure.

[@crashlag420]

I'm sorry for your loss

[@carlsmith4767]

A kid living off his parent thinking he's smarter. that's what's is wrong with America. stupid kids.

[@RubyJones-zj4fu]

Same drives me crazy 😢

[@deedeskin2439]

I have two brothers. One is witty, intelligent, good natured, generous and well liked. The other is functionally illiterate, thinks and behaves like a 12 yr old and voting for Trump. 🙄

[@BigWillieNelsonFan]

My wife once said, "How did the opinions of stupid, ignorant people come to matter so much?" I guess we have the Internet to thank.

[@zedeyejoe]

Its scary how many Americans believe Trump.

[@reedschrichte800]

You think we're different than the Germans? We're not.

[@nofascists]

Very, very scary! I have family members like that. I've come to the conclusion that there's 3 types of trump supporters. 1. Those who are mentally incapable of recognizing they're being lied to. 2. Those that, on some level, know they're being lied to but wilfully ignore it because donald makes them feel good or 3. Those who will support him because he's running as a republican and won't swerve away, even at the expense of our democracy.

[@JamesFinborg-g6j]

and tRUMP does not beleive in Ameica. just you vote 👎.

[@gr8dvd]

Yep, no end to tRump’s self-serving evil but anyone, much less millions of Americans with opposing thumbs think he’s the answer. I’d trust a chimpanzee over a trumpanzee any day.

[@scotthullinger4684]

HA! It's scary? Oh, brother - "SCARY" ?? Scary because Trump and those who elected him want to control illegal immigration? Scary because they want to control crime? Scary because they want to pay heed to the Bill of Rights and the Constitution? Scary because they support the military and don't / won't dismiss God? Scary because they support JEWS? Scary because they want to enforce law and order? Scary because they want the USA to be more energy independent? These are the FACTS: Democrats won't do a single damn thing which absolutely must be accomplished in order for the nation to improve in as many ways as possible. Democrats dismiss crime, dismiss the shitty economy which they created, dismiss illegal immigration, dismiss crime, dismiss law enforcement, dismiss the justice system, dismiss capitalism, and embrace socialism and communism.

[@kevinwhite4079]

MTG said in committee, "I don't want my staff educated!"

[@girlnextdoor7012]

😂😂 she's such a looney tune

[@helenwheels3341]

She's an obvious moron

[@WC-gt6ud]

Please say it isn't so? You would think that one needs an educated in political science, or law. I think Lauren Bobert dropped out then graduated, or has a GED but you need to have an educated to know how to do the job. I guess I'm better than the two, since I attended college though I never graduated.

[@Satans_lil_helper]

Evangelicals are notoriously and proudly ignorant. It's a badge of honor.

[@jarmenta69]

If they were educated, they wouldn't be Republican, lol

[@stickyfox]

A family friend who got addicted to painkillers and later fentanyl needed professional help; and I spent a day driving him and his mother across the state to a rehab/detox facility. It had taken them months to find a place that would accept him, and it was the closest one in the state (NY). On the way back his mother said "... and if the Democrats get their way this election..." and I had to stop her. "Hang on a second," I said, "Don't you realize that if the Democrats had 'had their way,' your son would already be in rehab in your town, and you wouldn't have spent the last six months struggling with this? That he would have seen drug counselors and gotten methadone and most of the suffering you went through last year would *never* have happened?" She had no answer. All she could think about was gun rights and immigrants. The GOP has people totally suckered, and it seems that not even seeing your child slowly eaten away by drug addiction can break the spell. At least we live in NY, and *neither* of our votes matters.

[@VM-oi3dk]

Good for you! It’s bizarre how Republicans are so tribal that they don’t see that Republicans aren’t going to do a damn thing for them with their do nothing limited government

[@herbp4596]

Your vote matters! Every vote matters. Not voting is what Republicans want. Dems not voting is how Republicans win down-ballot races.

[@AvengerAtIlipa]

There's no law that mandates that New York has to go Democrat in the Electoral College. It only stays blue because people vote.

[@L_Train]

Your vote always matters. Some change is gradual and every vote in a certain direction will help that change, whether or not it directly impacts this particular election.

[@celebrityrog]

They prefer suffering over solutions. If they have even a tiny hardship it’s instantly blamed on foreigners and democrats without reason. Which is why if anything goes wrong in my life I blame GOP and Mitch McConnell specifically because he has been in office my entire life and since Reagan was inaugurated my life has been cheated because of them and their policies of pain and torture and suffering.

[@MarkSullivan_xyz]

I’ve always known this. It annoys me when people say the “GOP is no longer the party of Reagan”. It is exactly the party the Reagan designed and planned.

[@jacksonbrucea]

This is a point I often make. The GOP didn't just hit a wall with Trump. it has been in a downward spiral for decades. First it was the Southern Strategy of opposing civil and voting rights of blacks to win the votes of Southern conservatives in the 1960's. Then it was the rise of the reactionary religious right in the 1980's. Then in the 2010's the GOP coopted the Tea Party movement to attract disaffected marginalized whites who blame their plight on advances of women and minorities. Then the GOP became the ReTrumplican party because they need the votes of low information voters. The GOP has clung to power by appealing to the worst instincts of the worst Americans and now they are scraping the barrel for the worst of the worst. Reagan's dog whistle racism paved the way for Trump's blatant racism.

[@scarbourgeoisie]

Bingo! All the disillusioned racist Dixiecrats moved from Wallace to Nixon to Regan.

[@bushputz]

No longer the party of Lincoln - True No longer the party of Reagan - Nope. It's the logical consequence of Reaganism and the Southern Strategy.

[@seththomas9105]

@@bushputz Exactly Lincoln, Grant, Roosevelt or Eisenhower would be considered RINO's by todays GOP.

[@Gabriel2oh6]

@@seththomas9105all four of those presidents would be considered liberal or progressive today (of course Roosevelt was a literal progressive straight out of the progressive era). That Republican Party started dying by the Civil Rights era. There is no modern Republican coalition that invites liberals or progressives (certainly not like the Democratic Party which does include some moderate conservatives in its coalition). The modern Republican coalition is either MAGA, moderate MAGA, some niche moderate libertarians, and pushed toward the very fringe and slowly being outcasted out; the Mitt Romney-style RINO conservative archetype that were once the standard of the party and now considered not far right enough. The modern Republican Party is a joke, and if you’re not a Trump-style NPC right winger there is no room for your ideas in the party. Say what you want about the modern Democratic Party but their coalition actually has ideological diversity. You have the more far left social democrats like Bernie Sanders and AOC, you have moderate Obama/Bill Clinton type Democrats, total wildcards like Fetterman, and you even have conservatives like Joe Manchin who closely resemble Reagan-era type Republicans and in many cases even former Republicans who didn’t so much shift ideologically but were outcasted for not following the MAGA wing off the right end of the cliff into authoritarianism.

[@Dadd00]

Trump said to a crowd, "I don't care about you. I just want your vote, " and they just laughed and clapped!

[@Dadd00]

@zonzillamagnus5902 On June 9, 2024, a video clip of former U.S. President Donald Trump on the campaign trail went viral in which he reportedly told his audience, "I don't care about you, I just want your vote. I don't care."

[@Stacyr4567]

@@zonzillamagnus5902 Yes he did, he made the remark at a Las Vegas campaign rally, where he spoke for about an hour. He had been referencing the hot weather and stated, "And by the way, isn't that breeze nice? Do you feel the breeze? Cause I don't want anybody going on me, we need every voter. I don't care about you, I just want your vote. I don't care."

[@jacek1765]

​@@zonzillamagnus5902oh yes, he did😂😂😂

[@elimcfly350]

​@@zonzillamagnus5902 what's it like being one of the dumb ones?

[@nilsanieves3457]

So very true. I was so disgusted I had to walk away from the 📺.

[@neecie9075]

This should be seen by every American!

[@handsomejerk]

Unfortunately, half of America won’t get it.

[@markhuston9250]

Let’s keep it to every US Citizen. America which contains over 30 countries already know what Donnie Dump and his maggot supporters are all about.

[@MPR2]

AMEN!!! 💯

[@dbloyd2]

Trump supporters get all upset and start throwing things if they saw this

[@MrJayehawk]

MAGA voters wouldn't understand it.

[@AnewStart-Mark]

I never under stood why People followed Trump. till now and I thank you.

[@KevinKenna-wv6qx]

Why would any democrat vote for brain dead Joe ?

[@ericcarlson6822]

As one Trump voter said, "He let's me be dumb and angry without feeling like I'm dumb and angry."

[@CedricWilliams-o6i]

Good one a lot of people have to blame someone somebody for their circumstances .instead of looking inward !

[@BodaciousWench]

let’s?

[@CerealSSBU]

​@@BodaciousWenchgotta quote their illiteracy accurately

[@lynemac2539]

@bod- Yup, better to concentrate on accidental apostrophes than the perverted out-of-work game show host who identifies as a stable genius and believes that wet magnets don't work. That's just too mentally taxing, no?

[@Appophust]

​@@lynemac2539it's still spelled wrong. Nice try though.

[@RileysRocknRacinEnjoynLifeDad]

Ignorance is bliss... to the ignorant. To the rest of us, it's a pain in the ass!!!

[@JayGideon-7]

You deserve more 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Rainyman63]

Being ignorant is like being dead. You don't realize it, only the people around you suffer.

[@jcepri]

I don't think it's bliss to them because all they do is grieve. complain, complain, complain. I heard one blame Biden because he has no money in his wallet, but he goes down to the corner bar every day and spends a wad of cash on booze.

[@Tracey66]

{Stands up, starts clapping} 100% accurate. And this political swing we're enduring has made all the ignorants so loud and proud of their ignorance!

[@kh3612]

If ignorance is bliss, why aren't there more happy people?! 💙🇺🇸☑️🗳️⬇️☮️

[@4336aaa]

The absolute truth......... Please keep the GOP out of power.

[@Robett-r4l]

​@@Fabio-ew3shso you're not smart enough to know that the Republicans are traitors the United States of America and not actually a political party and the comment didn't say that they only wanted a one-party system but thanks for proving you're not very smart and you truly are poorly educated

[@4336aaa]

@@Fabio-ew3sh Simplified, I support voting against any GOP candidate because the Republican party is currently a joke.

[@bokhans]

You need to abolish the electoral college to make that happen. They keep losing over and over again but coming in second still give them the presidency. Unique in the world. You pic the loser as your president, that is a loser strategy! 🤦‍♂️🤮🗳️💙

[@bokhans]

@@4336aaanot a joke, fascist are no jokers and trump lack every bit of humor. Ever seen him laughing, me neither!

[@4336aaa]

@@bokhans Calling the Republican party a joke was meant as the Republican party not being a serious choice for an elected official.

[@Ray-ij8um]

If Trump doesn't insult your intelligence you probably don't have ANY. You cannot be a Trump supporter and a moral human being. The World is tired of Trump!

[@skyden24195]

When Trump was in office, I would see/watch a lot of culture-exploration (KZbin) videos that were made by Americans visiting other countries. Whenever one of these visiting American KZbinrs would ask the locals what they liked least about America, the most popular (nearly universal) answer was, "Trump."

[@Stalofos]

The problem with Trump is that he's all rhetoric and not enough action. I wish Trump was the person that liberals believed him to be, then we'd be cooking.

[@Stalofos]

@@skyden24195 Lots of Europe is reliant on America's help in Military might. When Trump said "pay your share", a lot of people got offended. If Europe had to take care of it's own military budgets, A LOT of these European Social programs would have to be cut, where else is the money going to come from? Even right now with Ukraine, Russia would have taken Ukraine over completely by now without the billions and billions of money and tons of weaponry and logistical help. So when Trump talks about non intervention and asking Europe to pay up, a lot of Euros get worried that the free ride they get from America is over.

[@KevinKenna-wv6qx]

@@skyden24195 because the democrats are easily manipulated

[@daviddunmore8415]

My Grand-Daughter is six and speaks more coherently that Trump.

[@vmark78]

And apparently you too.

[@leemzgoogle917]

@@vmark78 Bravo. That was the equivalent of "I know you are but what am I?" 😆😆😆😆😆

[@vmark78]

@@leemzgoogle917 I thought it was ironic you called someone out for how they communicate yet you mistyped your insult.

[@jaycol21]

She’s probably way more mature than Trump, too.

[@leemzgoogle917]

@@vmark78 Actually, what's ironic, is that you THINK that I mistyped something. What's even more ironic is that you didn't bother to point out what the mistake was.

[@contextmatters8243]

"If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools." -- Plato

[@BillBird2111]

I agree. The fools are all paying $5 for a gallon of gasoline and inflated prices for everything at the grocery store.

[@car9167]

If you don't sit at the table to say your opinion (vote) you're the dinner

[@xtinkerbellax3]

@@BillBird2111 The fools are the ones with think the right will do anything about that.

[@brucekives2194]

The movie Forest Gump makes more sense once you know about McNamara's Morons.

[@Davethreshold]

Uhhhh wat did palto no??? hes full of krap! i LUV trump! 🤡

[@tombranson9341]

My dad was a smart man, chemist and pharmacist, business owner, but he had been head-wrapped in these myths that the death of America began with Kennedy, Johnson, Civil Rights, Seat Belt laws, you name it. I grew up in this environment, but leaving the house at 20 to join the military and seeing the World and just being open-minded and curious broke that chain. I have lived it, and know these folks, they're unhappy creatures and fail to acknowledge anything positive in life. He stopped questioning facts and being analytical, everything was someone else's fault.

[@BrianLocke]

I'm under the belief that almost everyone in this comment section has a family member, or members that falls under this category. So we're left here just thinking what are you so mad about, and why are you mad at these people that have absolutely nothing to do with you at all?

[@halflanding1900]

Insightful comment. Always blaming someone else indeed seems a core attitude of these people. I respect how you were able to break away. Thanks for sharing.

[@ba1100string]

Black guy here. My mom graduated high school at 16 2nd in her class and college at 20 1st in her class. She made poor choices in men to include my dad and step dad and always dummied herself down to placate their egos. Her and my step dad always blamed their problems on the "white man" instead of what it really was. She married a man that had zero drive and chose to stay that course. As a result of growing up hard once I graduated high school in 86 I ran away from home so to speak by joining the Marine Corps. After 23 years of seeing the world and experiencing different cultures my mind is open and my life is great. My younger brother did the same with the Air Force. We both live well and raised healthy families. The military saved my life.

[@julian_david4556]

Exactly this! We have so much good going on. It’s not perfect, but it’s better than we were years ago. Understanding both micro and macro point of views.

[@queenannsrevenge100]

“See the world, being open-minded, being curious” That’s the cure, right there. Seeing what things outside your bubble are like is the key to not promoting people like Trump. Hell, I’m not some smart person, just (I’d like to think) moderately intelligent, but knowing issues aren’t simple, and having just the smallest amount of “mind your own business” sense and compassion eliminates half of the silliness we see the GOP pushing as policy. Also, not sure if the character is supposed to be a facsimile of Steve Bannon in prison explaining all this, but it’s hilarious if it is. 😄

[@MrFatcatscott]

This makes the most sense I've heard. Thank you.

[@kenknight4560]

Sadly many of these people are my Midwest relatives. All grievance and anger who are getting their butts kicked by hard working immigrant communities. Proud of their willful ignorance.

[@Redplanetfilms1]

Yeah got those too

[@mikeyseifert80]

Same same, it definitely makes the family dynamic less chill....

[@ciaranirvine]

Yeah that's the actual source of all the grievance and anger IMO. Immigrants, women, people of color, gays - all people who have to COMPETE hard to even get an interview for a job, and have been competing hard in the job market arms race for the last 40+ years, while Billy-Bob McDoofus Trump-fan sat on his ass expecting the jobs to come to him - and it is always Someone Else's Fault that they didn't.

[@mwbrada]

Willful ignorance is no longer a cliche for the GOP turned party of Trump. Neither is the word cultist.

[@MicaOShea-oe7ir]

“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” ― Isaac Asimov

[@Ner0sys7]

To your point: I used to consider myself a "Rockefeller Republican", socially liberal but fiscally conservative. The first time I voted it was for McCain, Second was for Romney. In 2016 I refused to vote, over the next 4 years I came to the difficult realization that I was an idiot. You can't be socially liberal and fiscally conservative....they're incompatible ideologies...you HAVE to spend if you care about the betterment of humanity. I'm a full on Leftists now. I'm probably still an idiot, but at least I'm an idiot that knows maintaining 80+ military bases in places we don't belong in is wrong and basic human rights like housing and Healthcare are a necessity. Also I got to keep my guns! So that's cool.....(we need an AR-15 ban again, I'm not THAT stupid)

[@MPR2]

I respect your evolution and admitting to it! You're a patriot, thank you! 🇺🇸

[@Ner0sys7]

@@MPR2 Thanks! It's been a weird journey lol

[@jasonmullins7115]

Trump is the human equivalent of fast food or junk food. He is cheap, easy for the unwashed masses to digest, and ultimately -- is bad for one's health. And like eating junk for every meal, our country has a cancer on its central organs. That cancer is Donald Trump.

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

Everyone should read about _American Imperialism_ and at least _The Communist Manifesto._ Other than bigotry itself, Red Scare is the worst thing that's happened to humanity. Accepting having a system of Wealth Distribution based on Greed and Competition, as opposed to Compassion and Cooperation, is a deadly course as we can now clearly see. .

[@GTARC-2023]

Welcome to the 'right side of history'.

[@power-corrupts]

The Russians bailed him out, but he has to pay them back with many favors.

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

Or the desired documents?

[@eileendunn2130]

Believe that, for sure.

[@MrTommyboy68]

@@eileendunn2130 Why do you think Daddy Vlad HASN'T used nukes in Ukraine?????

[@MichaelWinter-ss6lx]

Didn't Ukraine have the most nukes in soviet times? Some things can backfire badly....

[@rjsimpkins2911]

​​@@MichaelWinter-ss6lx30 years ago US promised to protect them if they gave nukes to US to destroy at Oak Ridge.

[@paddy.7784]

So good to hear some truth coming from America. From your friends, in Aotearoa / New Zealand.

[@SonjaMorrison-i7j]

Doesn’t matter if they are stupid or not. They vote. And so should you.

[@commonsense3921]

It does matter, Especially if it’s more of them.

[@123ucr]

I have known a few smart Trump voters. One of them has an MBA in Finance at San Diego State University and worked as a financial and life insurance sales manager at a small financial and life insurance company and was my boss. However, he is a psychopath/sociopath. He cares about getting the sale and uses methods to get customers to buy his products (e.g., lies, charisma/humor, fake empathy, etc.). He also was sometimes verbally abusive and sometimes made inappropriate jokes to his employees at times. The owner of the company even no longer liked the manager's behavior and leadership style and decided to eventually fire the manager. I no longer work in insurance and finance but now work as a solar sales representative.

[@emperorfrozenbillrulerofan8767]

I miss the days when only men with property could vote 😪

[@michaelkatz715]

It totally matters. We don't need an idiot with the nuclear codes.

[@alyceclover]

@@123ucr He sounds like a djt clone ~ good field ~ solar ~ we need more of it.

[@StealthMarmot_]

I remember Jim Jeffries summed it up best when he said that people watched Trump say a bunch of basic, simplified, third grade speeches and people said "I understood EVERY ONE of those words!" like it was a proud achievement, and that's why people liked Trump. He clearly caught on to exactly what you are saying here.

[@elainefleischmann4175]

... no need to insult third graders ... otherwise sure. 'Stupid' is very destructive.

[@jayyearwood4587]

Over the last 2 decades it seems that stupid is something to be proud of. Therefore, Trump voters.

[@Singlesix6]

Meanwhile, Biden and Harris can't put together a coherent sentence or a policy statement and the Democrats cheer wildly.

[@TheZekethefreak]

Is it any wonder why Project 2025 includes the dismantling of The Department Of Education. Keep ‘em Stupid! The Republican mantra

[@johnwalton7428]

​@@jayyearwood4587you're a moron, but you don't know the meaning.

[@neru5839]

My Mexican immigrant father, who was deported in 2012, said Trump was a good candidate because he "did a good job keeping the criminals out." ...LIKE YOU???

[@Magnus-b9b]

?

[@emperorfrozenbillrulerofan8767]

The Trumps, Elon Musk, and Rupert Murdoch are the perfect arguments against immigration.

[@Napalmthrower]

Ok?

[@RayRay-dr7og]

2012 would have been under Obama, who happened to have more people deported than any POTUS administration.

[@OneTheBlue]

That's interesting. I've met a few Mexicans like that. I hope he is doing well in Mexico though.

[@grantg98]

Finally, a video that makes the case for what I've been saying for years.

[@jvvoid]

Me too, and I always felt bad for saying it, but deep down inside, I knew it was the truth, and the truth, facts, are all that matter.

[@KevinKenna-wv6qx]

that democrats vote for brain dead Joe

[@michaelrossa9102]

That's why dumb is king in the republican party

[@Cola_mans]

Didn’t abaraham Lincoln make the Republican Party?

[@patth7582]

When Dumb is king, all the losers are princes.

[@patth7582]

Who's voice is this? I know Bannon is still very much in the cult.

[@sociolocomtsac]

@@Cola_mans Lincoln was a progressive and the south used to support the Democrats. The voter base switched.

[@Cola_mans]

@@sociolocomtsac oh ok

[@SMtWalkerS]

Everything this speaker says, rings true to me. I was a Republican for over 30 years. Trump turned me into a staunch Democrat.

[@Wilett614]

THANK YOU ! FOR SEEING TRUTH over LIES Vote BLUE , We ALL Have TO 💙💙💙💙💙

[@DB-kr4oi]

I believe that's supposed to be Steve Bannon in prison

[@sci-fi.tsunami]

I hate BOTH SIDES more & more each day. I cannot stand Trump or Harris. Neither of them are presidential material. I wouldn't hire either one of them & trust them to clean my toilet.

[@SMtWalkerS]

@@DB-kr4oi Yes, choosing him as the image for the person speaking was rather dissonant. Considering he is a corrupt and criminal person, who "Floods the floor with sewage", as he himself has said.

[@SMtWalkerS]

@@sci-fi.tsunami Harris went to law school, passed the bar, and worked in the criminal justice system in the top tier. Those are difficult achievements. I admire her for that. I do not worship her, but I respect her. You have the right to your opinion, but it seems to be emotional, rather than rational.

[@IamP3ngu1n]

This would be tragic if it wasn't so spot-on, gosh-darn funny. America has moved from "McNamara's Morons/ McNamara's Misfits" and the "Disability draft". To "Trump's Treasonous Traitors" storming the U.S Capitol building on J6. "I don't care about you, I just want your vote. I don't care." - Donald Trump

[@kentesdall308]

I saw the McNamara morons in pre induction physicals in the 60's. The slower inductees were paired with a corpsman to fill out the paper work that was required at the time. Physical condition didn't mean a thing, all the slow ones were drafted.

[@macforme]

It would be hilarious if it wasn't spot on ....since it is the total truth.... now that's what's tragic. And there are still millions brainwashed people following the ( self-appointed ) Chosen One.

[@nicres]

@@kentesdall308 💔

[@joshnstine748]

I fail to see the humor

[@IamP3ngu1n]

@@joshnstine748 Pick a number between one and one.

[@jim9689]

You hit the nail on the head here.

[@travissanchez8068]

The thing that baffles me is they are absolutely voting against their best interests but they aren't smart enough to know it

[@darlalathan6143]

That's why they vote against their best interests! They aren't smart enough to know their best interests.

[@hectorpascal]

To me, MAGAtts always seem to be natural contrarians. They only hear that a vote for Donald is a vote against the "system" that is oppressing them. They don't realize that far from achieving their freedom, they are actually voting for a group who will use them to set up a far more authoritarian political structure.

[@motogp9253]

They said I have an IQ of 62 and I was smart for wanted to vote for Kamala. But I'm really dumb!

[@travissanchez8068]

@motogp9253 your iq is comparable to trumps than.

[@jasonscott7527]

What interests would those be?

[@mikejones8519]

The most honest thing Trump has ever said is "I love the poorly educated."

[@MartynCole]

He also said "I don't care about you I just want your vote"

[@zonzillamagnus5902]

So to be sure... you are racist then

[@bonzer2u]

The only 2 times he spoke the truth…

[@zonzillamagnus5902]

@@bonzer2u You think that way because you are in a cult. Every week Blue Anon outright lies. That's why you are the side of authoritarian censorship.

[@rgeraldalexander4278]

Along with, "I don't care about you, I just want your vote".

[@soraya4957]

There is a very interesting statement of Dietrich Bonhoeffer about stupidity: " The fact that the stupid person is often stubborn must not blind us to the fact that he is not independent. In conversation with him, one virtually feels that one is dealing not at all with him as a person, but with slogans, catchwords, and the like that have taken possession of him. He is under a spell, blinded, misused, and abused in his very being. Having thus become a mindless tool, the stupid person will also be capable of any evil and at the same time incapable of seeing that it is evil. This is where the danger of diabolical misuse lurks, for it is this that can once and for all destroy human beings." He wrote this 1942.

[@dmkuchins6646]

YES!!! Deep insight from the midst of the Nazi horrors.

[@DissectGibberish]

Very appropriate for today's environment.

[@ob2249]

having been raised christians its n0 surprise their criticaI thinking capabiIites have been disc0uraged they are aIm0st excIusiveIy christian where eIse d0 y0u find such a Iarge weII 0f creduIity ?

[@ofdrumsandchords]

We are products of our time. Some great philosophers thought that slavery was something natural, inequalities between races justifying it. We are ALL stupid. That's why I like the scientific method : a theory is good as long as it's not invalidated and we know that a better theory will replace it someday.

[@josepha.r5839]

Stupid is relevant. Lots of good stories out there by anthropologists who pointed that out as they being thought of by the people they studied as 'stupid' for doing this, that and not what they did. My mother went to school for four years in the 'old country', came over and picked cotton and grapes to bring her kids over. Never had a chance of an education here. Guess some would call her 'stupid'. She fearlessly voted and her right to do so. And always Democrat at that. At times I think many Democrats I've heard ... AOC to begin with.

[@cassial777]

"Never underestimate stupid people in large groups" -George Carlin

[@woohunter1]

In my 30 years of voting, no one president or presidential candidate scared the hell out of me like Trump!

[@SirMo]

Same. By all accounts I thought George W Bush with his disastrous Iraq War, and his lack of understanding geopolitics was going to be one of the worst presidents in my lifetime. Boy was I wrong. I'd take GWB over Trump any day of the week.

[@firstinthedance]

@@SirMo Well, to be fair, Bush is still ONE of the worst Presidents in your lifetime. It is just that now he is the SECOND worst, instead of the VERY worst. At least Bush didn't try to overthrow the government, and his absence from the RNC was telling. I don't know if Bush is actively supporting Kamala, but Dick Cheney is. I never thought I'd agree with Dick Cheney about ANYTHING - but I guess miracles do happen.

[@RoyPage1970]

Nowhere near as bad as dump​@@firstinthedance

[@octothorpian_nightmare]

@@firstinthedance Eh, the Brooks Brothers Riot and Bush V Gore were practically speaking an overthrow that worked.

[@MourningDove-bn4dk]

Oh please. He was president for four years and you lived. We all got Joe Biden and still survived. People are behaving too emotional for an election, instead of focusing on the policies that best serve their personal interests.

[@M.J.212]

“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” And it is these ignorant people, the most uneducated, the most unimaginative, the most unthinking among us, who would make themselves the guides and leaders of us all; who would force their feeble and childish beliefs on us; who would invade our schools and libraries and homes. Isaac Asimov

[@rickcollin5600]

My grandmother once said to me, and I'm now in my 70's, that the ignorant hate and fear the educated. Certainly nothing new.

[@thisusedtobeme]

It's the Christian idea that faith and ignorance trump reason.

[@rhondabailey9238]

@@thisusedtobeme ...a cult...The peer pressure shames critical thinking

[@MourningDove-bn4dk]

"intellectual" people do not reproduce enough to replace themselves. The vast majority of people that do tend to be of average intelligence. Since people harp on about the values of democracy, then society is going to bend to the majority, which is uneducated Americans. If you want a society that is ruled by the educated, then you would need to go back to an aristocracy. Which would be ironic, considering that both sides complain about the rich and educated elite that buy off politicians, to shape society from their perspective. So, from the elites perspective, even the "educated' are just as bad as the "uneducated". So that begs the question...Who should be allowed to vote?

[@dianeelliott433]

Which is why the R’s want to get rid of the Department of education. Keep people dumb. Only educate the rich and upper middle class or should I call them the ruling class or the oligarchs.

[@Widkey]

"This energized dumb people" - LMAO No sht,

[@Spock_Rogers]

And mean people.

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

@@Spock_Rogers : Same thing. It's clearly cheaper, healthier, happier, and far safer to be a nice person.

[@babagalacticus]

@@Spock_Rogers yes well, also greedy, cynical people; after all, who's DOING the manipulating? pretty long list by my lights.

[@babagalacticus]

@@aylbdrmadison1051 hey, just look around you; BAD things happen to GOOD people EVERY, FUQQIN, DAY mate.

[@mattakudesu]

​@babagalacticus Yes, but doing bad things just because bad things happened to you doesn't help anything, it just spreads more badness.

[@MondoBeno]

They're called CODE WORDS. Reagan used them when he tapped the Southern conservativism. Tell them you object to Federal control, you respect state's rights, public welfare is a drain on society, etc.

[@getbbudded23]

This guy knows

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

... *States' rights

[@nightflame389]

@@einundsiebenziger5488 fuck States Rights. That man fought for the Confederacy

[@jeffmccrea9347]

Easy to explain. This is why inbreeding is illegal in the U.S.

[@RogerWeese]

Illegal, yes. But apparently not enforced.

[@Bluethrottle]

They tried pushing through to make it legal to marry your first cousin eew the GOP is the cretin squad

[@dracos24]

Supreme Court gave Trump immunity, though.

[@Bluethrottle]

@@dracos24 depends if it's classed as an official act right hehe I wouldn't bet on Trump's victory the DOJ loves toying around with a low IQ individual

[@johnsmith1953x]

But legal in Texas, Kentucky and Alambama.

[@Kodakcompactdisc]

A vote for Donald is a vote for putler

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

Everyone who hasn't yet should read _The Fourteen Characteristics of Fascism._ They both fit all 14.

[@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491]

... oh you mean ratPutin. Yeah

[@hodaka1000]

TrumPutin Twodogsfu©king

[@babagalacticus]

you DO realize that writing 'PUTLER' looks in itself a bit.....moro.....ic, right? in any case, "POOTIE-POOT" just publicly endorsed HARRIS, a brilliant disinformation move i must say. 😳

[@Kodakcompactdisc]

@@babagalacticus it would be brilliant if anyone believed it, if putler says something it means the opposite and most folk know that now thankfully.

[@smokingjoe9864]

To be fair. A fella can't help how high is IQ is. I am low IQ. Some of us are the best workers you will get. Just don't put us in charge. Vote Blue!

[@jacksons1010]

Doubtful that your IQ is very low, as you write coherent sentences with proper punctuation and capitalization. The thing is for everyone to understand and admit their limitations. There is no shame in admitting we don’t understand things, but real danger when people insist they know better than doctors and scientists.

[@babagalacticus]

"IQ tests were first given in 1904 by Alfred Binet. He created the IQ levels and tests for the French government to test children's abilities in schools." he NEVER meant it to be a test of intelligence & the french govt stopped using it as such soon after the first application.

[@smokingjoe9864]

@@babagalacticus you need some kind of yard stick to see how smart people are. Otherwise, how are you going to know who will be in shop class and who will be in chemistry class.

[@p.jackson9657]

I don't think, you are low IQ. You write better than many. Also, if a "low" IQ has been raised with decency, has love in his heart and works for a living, he is a million times better than trump.

[@riffsthatkill2180]

​​@@smokingjoe9864an IQ test doesn't tell you who goes to shop or chemistry. The person does. People with average IQ can perform chemistry no problem. They can also mop floors. Their IQ says nothing about which they prefer to do

[@TheSalMaris]

This is exactly why we as a nation must spend more on free and comprehensive education for all.

[@fifthbusiness1678]

I’m not from the US but I completely agree with you. Sadly - what’s the expression in the US? - I believe that horse has left the barn

[@TheSalMaris]

@@fifthbusiness1678 that train has left the station

[@A-rogous-1]

This is the results of taking critical thinking out of schools, and putting participation trophies in. You quit teaching children how to think. And taught them they don't have to work hard to get the rewards 🤬

[@kaelandin]

The failure in education was a deliberate act, it has been systematically deconstructed to keep people dumb and not think for themselves.

[@omelborpon3159]

Republicans are against free secular public education. And they are all in on private education based on White Evangelical Christianity, funded by government vouchers of course.

[@terriouellete1053]

Yes, there seems to be some merit in what he is saying. My brother can’t read so he listens to the right wing conservative republican social media. He repeats what they say word from word and that makes him feel intelligent. He even advised me one day to read a book from Mark Levine saying that it was really good and I would like it. I didn’t have the heart to ask him if he had read it because I know he can’t read. We used to argue over politics. I would tell him something that Trump said or did and he would deny it accusing me of getting it off the fake news like CNN or MSNBC. Even when I said that it came from Trump himself, he wouldn’t believe it. He showed up at my home one day after the last election and told me point blank that he wanted his opinion to be respected. I told him I could do that. We haven’t spoken since. That was three years ago. I my self was a Republican for 40 years. I couldn’t stand seeing where the Republican Party was going so at the age of 58 I became an independent. I’ve never voted for Trump and never will. I voted for Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and now it will be Kamala Harris. I don’t consider my self an intelligent person. I did go college and earned a degree in environmental science. I am an avid book reader on several different subjects such as science, politics and history. I try in make an informed decision based on all the information presented not just on one side. I think and always will think that Trump is a danger to the country, but it’s people like my brother that will put in office. Sincerely yours, The BlackPrince

[@fritsdaalmans5589]

@terriouellete1053 I hope your brother and you manage to find common ground. See if you can read "The Authoritarians" by en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Altemeyer . You can skip the massive sections of sociology footnotes between the chapters (I did). It sounds like you would understand this book better than me.

[@mowlessbeemore2107]

.....wow, it really is a cult.

[@Napalmthrower]

@@mowlessbeemore2107 I can't tell which you're talking about

[@angelikaopland7880]

This reads like you have above average intelligence. As for your brother's illiteracy, that could be low intelligence or some trauma re. learning to read that stopped the process, like a really bad teacher early in grade school. Individual horrible teachers have always existed. I came from a literate household with 2 college graduate parents & loads of books, so came by the reading habit honestly enough.

[@alyceclover]

Maybe you can educate your brother with Audio Books? As long as it is not stuff like The Art of the Deal (steal,) Rush Limbaugh, Newt Gingrich. Maybe get him started on "1984" or "Animal Farm?" Or even Children's books that teach morals?

[@davidabbett7011]

I was a Republican from 1984 - 2015 . . . Until the GOP lost their soul. This video explains exactly why I left the party in 2015.

[@OfficialDarkBrandon]

I'm sorry. We're going to fight and get you a new party or get you your old one back, whatever you prefer

[@Chanse1989]

So, you were a closeted racist for 30 years. You only recently realized the mistake you had been making for literal decades. Hope you aren't looking for sympathy.

[@thisisanewusername4662]

you should be ashamed of yourself for voting for war criminals like Bush and Cheney

[@Mister_Listener]

Republicans were awful in 1984, too. I am guessing you didnt have a soul back then and dont have one now. Cheating and fraud has never bothered you til 2015?

[@nerd3d-com]

Yaaay class of '84. And I tell the same story. I believed that issues should be handled at the lowest level of government that was practical. That's what conservative meant to me. Keep it local. When the GOP started grabbing for power they stopped being conservative.

[@denniskirschbaum9109]

This is perhaps the best explanation of Trumpism and what has happened to the Republican Party that I've ever heard.

[@nancyselzer628]

I love Trump. He is a truthful transparent human being, unlike lying Kamala, who changes here positions and skin color to pander to certain groups.

[@KevinKenna-wv6qx]

now do Joe Biden

[@theedgeofbreakup5192]

It is baffling..........Why an older person would vote for the party with a plan to cut social security and medicare? Why most military members and police would support someone who is a draft dodger, has zero respect for them and calls them "Losers?" Why women or men with wife and daughters would vote for the party that wants to dictate and monitor their bodies? ( I unfortunately have first hand knowledge of those type of controlling men (weak and cowards) who stand over their wives shoulders making sure she completes her ballot the way he wants her to vote.) I understand if you're very wealthy why some will vote for a republican as you will pay lower tax rates than the middle-class. Stupid people vote for a specific party because that's how their daddy voted or to be part of a group.....Smart people vote their own interest........

[@mikepe3]

They hate black people THAT much.

[@fromusatonz1958]

Thank God I'm a smart person. I agree with everything you said. When you're in a cult, it is extremely difficult to see the logic.

[@BruceWNelsonMangyFetlocks]

Excellent!

[@walkingstick6655]

My ex-wife has a masters in English. I asked her if I was wrong that I found The Catcher In The Rye unreadable. She said, no, that it is pretty much unreadable. What Trump reminds me of is Holden Caulfield, in the way he speaks, his vocabulary, with things seemingly coming from a young teen boy from the 1950s. Using "dumb" and "stupid" aren't just Trump catering to the uneducated, it's how he actually speaks, it's the level of language he knows. Simplistic thoughts, simplistic words. I do believe this video about his IQ being 73. It makes perfect sense.

[@kasnitch]

73 is being generous . He is a 78 yo toddler with money and influence .. at least for now . When Karma finally gives DonCon the reach around he so richly deserves, it will be glorious . I'm happily posting most of the content from DB, Steve Shives and Brando to slimebag's buddy Elon . Hang in there and be well . eh .

[@Coby_Got]

This proves once again that education does not make you smart. Great book. Motivated and helped a ton of people and still does. But ok, “unreadable”.

[@ncwordman]

Maybe your ex-wife was being nice, agreeing with you. I don't know. "The Catcher" is entirely readable. It's not a bunch of hard words, and/or surreal circumstances. *What you make of it is the key.* Perhaps by "unreadable" you mean you didn't know what to make of it. That's okay. A lot of people don't. Salinger was interviewed about this confusion, and he basically shrugged. It's an old story, partially published in serial form in 1945-46 before being novelized in 1951. So it wasn't really written for our current culture. You have to adapt to it; it won't adapt to you: This is true of a lot of books. I don't mean this to be a dig.

[@forexed8948]

I had to read "Catcher In The Rye" in high school and I had so many headaches from it but it's still a very good book to this day even I myself had a very hard time in understanding it since it was so unreadable in my opinion.

[@loft306]

Heh, I only got to where Holden Caulfield Left the fencing gear on the subway, and I couldn't read any more of it. And for the last 40 years I've been meaning to pick up a copy and read it.

[@Dodgerzden]

We should all praise Steve Bannon for finally coming out with the truth in this groundbreaking interview from prison.

[@mhavock]

If this was ground breaking, then you must be new to the planet...

[@peggyjaeger9280]

@@mhavock 🤣Maybe they meant it as satire?

[@Dodgerzden]

@@peggyjaeger9280 Yes, it was satire.

[@jvvoid]

@@Dodgerzden It was good, too.. doesn't stop some from not getting it. The amount of times over the years I've used satire/sarcasm during a phone call only to hear crickets at the other end. I'm sure I've lost dating ops because of it. Just me and my sarcasm left to keep me company on a Saturday night. I try not to do it now.

[@bunzeebear2973]

Rex Tillerson too

[@Michael0663-qo4wx]

Evil hides behind stupidity

[@KevinKenna-wv6qx]

a quote from brain dead Joe Biden

[@samoramachel55]

Hillery said it best, and most people didn't accept that " these folks are deplorable." It was not their fault but a sad state of affairs.

[@commonsense3921]

She was right all along.

[@mellocello187]

She should have fleshed it out, although most of us wouldn’t have believed it. I thought she was just slinging mud, as they do in campaigns. But ya, she was right.

[@haroldbrooks4235]

At first I thought it was horrible when she said that… she was being nice

[@iwilsonjr]

The Left Behinds

[@Fungo4]

Does anyone remember what she actually said? Pretty sure no one does.

[@ThatOpalGuy]

The people that NEED to know... will NEVER know.

[@Fossil_Frank]

Pretending they are people is how you got in this mess to begin with. Nothing will improve unless this stops.

[@aidenp.1000]

Even if there evidence is right in front of them they just deny it and start insulting you.

[@Localtraveler2376]

Calling the stupid probably isn’t a good start. Complaining about then insulting you but then your insulting them at the same time?

[@sassenachdragon]

If you look at the comments on this video you’ll find a fair amount of converts who recognized they had it all wrong. So yeah, some WILL know. Truth wins out.

[@jvvoid]

@@Fossil_Frank Genealogical NPC's with the right to vote. Trouble.

[@Javdoc]

Spot on. Things have devolved to the point now it's not left vs right, liberal vs conservative..... it's educated and enlightened vs stupid and backward. We're not debating tax rates or policy issues, it's appreciating the most basic facts of reality in the face of gibbering nonsense.

[@angelikaopland7880]

Progress versus regress. D for Drive, R for Reverse...& Hard Right into a ditch.

[@countdebleauchamp]

Well said.

[@MS-fe3vo]

I'm not American, english is my second language, but I understand how important this election is for the entire world. I'm baffled by the replies I've been getting from Trump supporters in the comments. When I say "be careful, his rhetoric follows a very similar pattern to other very well known and documented authoritarian regimes", I get "quit pretending Kamala is perfect, I think Trump is better because he understands people". Like... they teach you all what a fallacy is, right?

[@chaost4544]

The point you made around the 4:30 mark is a very important point. There are going to be A LOT of former republicans who vote Blue this November. I started voting third part in 2016 and this will be the first time in my life I'll be voting for a Democratic presidential candidate.

[@heinrich817]

The video is brilliant in its conception. The satire of having a Bannon caricature to actually tell the truth and reveal his political hypocrisy is complex and funny. The animation is hilarious and first rate, completely serving its purpose. I wish I was brave enough to share this on my FB page, but I'd have to write a pretty good preamble to get about 20% of my followers ,past the title. Of course you are particularly right about everything I've seen so far with no missteps, which happen. I'll forgive you the merch and hope something takes off to make you rich. Pat yourself on the back, Dark Brandon.

[@ShawnHartmann-ul2qk]

I did post it to my FB, hope I don’t get fired (guy that owns the company I work for is a trumpist), but social fallout be damned.

[@LevelofClarity]

@@ShawnHartmann-ul2qk I salute you.

[@MPR2]

What problem do you have with the "merch"?

[@heinrich817]

@@MPR2 I wish the creator would be paid enough without having to fill t-shirt orders. Who would want to appear in that JD Vance t-shirt.

[@MPR2]

@@heinrich817 I disagree. Merch is a solid way to make money online, plenty of people love buying it! It's better than having to get sponsors and push ads on your viewers. Support his talent by purchasing a t-shirt!!!

[@CF-3300]

I used to be a Republican but their incompetence and denial of reality became too overwhelmingly embarrassing.

[@seththomas9105]

Same. The GOP of 2024 is NOT the GOP of Lincoln, Grant, Taft, Roosevelt, Taft, Hoover or even Eisenhower. I'm registered Independent now; A Teddy Roosevelt Republican I like to say.

[@johnduffy6546]

Amen, friend! I was a Republican during the Reagan years...Then came George Dubbya...How in the HELL could we let such an inarticulate cluster f--k run our country??? MY total embarrassment caused me to switch horses...I was so embarrassed that I might have welcomed Tom Cruise and Scientology into the political arena...On second thought, my dog, Chubby, is better equipped to run this country than ANYONE currently serving in political office...OK, I'm over my rant...Time to take my 'Support Apathy' meds...I need a nap

[@CF-3300]

@@johnduffy6546 I’m currently in my early 20s. It took me until Donald Trump.

[@tricksterjoy9740]

@@seththomas9105I disagree with some of Roosevelts views, but I absolutely have to respect the guy for some views and things, and his lore.

[@macforme]

Fabulous.... I hope to keep hearing that from voters more and more. Have you taken a look at Project 2025.. 😳... it's enough to make me panic in terror.

[@themr_wilson]

4:34 you're not alone. I'm a veteran in a Red State that registered Democrat for the first time. Not first voting Democrat, but also registering

[@haroldbobotis9438]

"You can't fix stupid"- Ron White, an ex-Republican.

[@airbrushken5339]

“If trump doesn't insult your intelligence, you don't have any!”

[@jvvoid]

That's a good one. Made me think for a minute, but it's perfect.

[@richardrobbins387]

I still believe wholeheartedly that Trump analyzed the clip of the older lady in the town hall with McCain. You know which one... The "Obama is an Arab" woman. He corrected her very nicely and everyone went about their business. But Donald was probably like "Number one, stupid of John not to play that card" Also "I CAN PLAY THAT CARD!! These people are angry and gullible. Excellent"

[@markfryer9880]

I remember seeing that clip and came away with a lot of respect for John McCain. He didn't have to say what he said, but he did because he knew Barack Obama personally from working with him in the Senate, and he stood up for a friend who just so happened to be running against him for President. He got Obama back by making him give the eulogy at his funeral service. People from both sides of US politics were there to say farewell to John McCain and that is how it should be. Mark from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺 Friend of Freedom and Democracy

[@KingOfAllJackals]

Yup. Only suckers and losers wouldn’t play that card, Donnie! 🤮

[@selmaave9145]

Everyone respected McCain's response -- I don't know if that response could happen today. However, McCain does bear some responsibility for starting this MAGA movement too -- he brought Sarah Palin and her, at the time, disqualifying stupidity to the front and center.

[@voghdiel]

@@selmaave9145 YESSSSSS! 100% agree! George Bush jr. was the gateway drug for morons like Palin to get involved with politics. Later out of desperation of gaining back any forward-thinking voter willing to put a non-white in office McCain tapped Sarah Palin and put her on display and attracting stupid people to the party . After a dumb dumb like Palin entered the game the flood gates opened and any ambitious half-wit with a money connection got into politics. Case in point JD Vance.

[@seththomas9105]

@@selmaave9145 I would wager that McCain regretted that in the end, and knew he had commited a grevious error. RIP.

[@m.r.1005]

Reminder the election will effect you Vote NOV 5TH 💙

[@taurak81]

That's why they're constantly saying Kamala is using word salads. They simply can't understand what she's saying. I've lost count of how many times I've heard them call something she said a word salad that was actually perfectly understandable if you have more than an 8th grade education.

[@TheBobbybbc]

Yes, every time I have heard Harris speak I've been able to understand her plainly, I can't understand why people claim she speaks in word salads.

[@calliesmith6897]

Oh, I understood her all right. I can also tell that she's lying the whole time. Lack of confidence, constantly blinking, reacting like a child, forgetting that multiple people were watching her freak out on live television. Did you know that right after her little lie about no servicemen being in the middle east, there was a clip of US soldiers reacting to said lie almost immediately?!

[@theprojectproject01]

@@calliesmith6897 Whatever. That's also not the topic at hand. The topic at hand is why so many people find it so hard to understand someone who speaks pithily and extemporaneously without being obfuscatory in the slightest. And that reason is they have a very poor command of their mother tongue.

[@jvvoid]

Great point. Spot on.

[@jvvoid]

@@theprojectproject01 You got her with multisyllabics. Betting she was too lazy to look up the meaning of at least three key words in your answer.

[@cmorris9494]

I always thought if trump wasn't born into wealth he would be a conspiracy nut who drives a taxi.

[@itcouldbelupus2842]

He wouldn't be disciplined enough to get a license to drive a taxi.

[@zentazym1]

@@itcouldbelupus2842He would have a concept of a license for a taxi though!

[@koningflorian2346]

Great one. Altough to me it sounds like sheeple talk.

[@Gum_Cuzzler]

If Trump wasn’t wealthy his horrible diet would have killed him 40 years ago lol

[@jvvoid]

Two words: Crime. Prison.

[@MS-it4gb]

Many of us over a certain age is aware of this. That’s why i always chuckle when i hear them say “we are the party of Lincoln.” The old, racist, southern Democrats switched over to the Republican Party when Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act. The modern Republican Party (BEFORE Chump) was NOT the “party of Lincoln.”

[@genisisfivehundred3975]

Trump and his cult have an intellect rivaled only by garden tools.😂

[@rimfire8217]

Insulting someone who’s under the influence of a cult leader is generally not effective-and might even push them deeper into the group.

[@ledheadification]

Jim Jeffries saying "just because someone says something simple, that you understand, doesn't mean you're a straight talker. You can say something complex and still be telling the truth." Comes to mind

[@gtrdeath28064212]

Apparently you've never heard the expression, "if you can't explain something in simple terms you don't truly understand it."

[@ledheadification]

​@@gtrdeath28064212 😂 Na Iv heard it. Simple in this context, means to use small words and simple phrases. Not to speak directly and truthfully. Just watch the whole bit. I didn't do it justice here

[@Squishy876]

This makes so much sense, especially if you ever try to engage with a MAGA supporter, they are incapable of taking in new information

[@missinterpretation4984]

True. They’re only able to repeat very basic scripts based on trigger words. Like if you say Hillary they will be like “butter emails.” There’s no conversation.

[@SlavaPunta]

You can't reason someone out of a position that they didn't reason themselves into.

[@MourningDove-bn4dk]

It's not new information. It's the same arguments your side has been rehashing since 2015. It's not even a good argument. You spend more time attacking his character, instead of convincing people why your sides' policies are better. The truth is that you do not appeal to MAGA voters because you have nothing to offer them.

[@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070]

@@SlavaPuntathat's a dumb quote, you definitely can do that

[@barbarataylor5068]

Agreed. Nuanced arguments that look at both sides of the issues? Not their forte. They love to fall back on repeating their catch phrases, wuddaboutism, name-calling, accusations of pedophilia, etc..

[@MD-cy8uj]

He 10000000% Nailed it !!!!! Everyone needs to hear this!!!!!!

[@grandslapper]

"Not all conservatives are stupid, but most stupid are conservative." J.S Mill.

[@jimmyvegas1000]

This is why we need to pay our School teachers more than we pay our Senators and Congressman!

[@faa1412]

Facts! No teacher in this country should have to buy their own school supplies!!

[@catalhuyuk7]

Congresswomen.

[@Kansas53189]

This is exactly the reason they are trying to kill Public education and send it all to religious and private schools were they can all be indoctrinated into robot idiots.

[@zmangozer1918]

This will never happen in our lifetime. It will also take another lifetime for the influence of TDrumph and the MAGA morons to slowly diminish from our society.

[@MourningDove-bn4dk]

What would that accomplish? On one hand both sides complain about uneducated voters, and on the other hand they both complain about the horrible education system. Pay for the same results? Is there supposed to be some kind of boon from paying teachers more to repeat the same failure rates that we already have?

[@choosing.tangent]

concise and to the point. bravo

[@banba317]

VOTE BLUE for reason, decency and Democracy! 💙💙💙

[@donald2665]

Better yet, view and Listen to Tulsi Gabbards several Video's on the many reasons that she departed the Democrat Party.

[@gamingweasel4633]

@@donald2665 LOL...just another useful idiot for Putin.

[@someperson9998]

@@donald2665 Fundamentally the Republican Party is ALWAYS going to be worse than the Democratic one. Yeah, if I had absolute power, I would instill neither of them, but we're forced to pick between two while one is evil incarnate and the other is slightly passive.

[@PapaJoJ]

2 sides of the same coin, you are a fool.

[@someperson9998]

@@PapaJoJ Democrats are better than Republicans. If we could vote for more people and have it matter, I would, but we're limited so the choice goes to the least harm caused. And no, they aren't on the same coin. I don't like the Democratic Party, but it's NOWHERE near as bad as the Republican Party.

[@JohnDough64]

Whoever made this video is brilliant!!!!

[@nancyselzer628]

No, he is a jealous liar.

[@jeffgower7771]

I think 73 is being generous for trumps IQ...lets be honest, it's probably closer to 60

[@user-jn1ew8rs8r]

no its closer to his shoe size

[@jvvoid]

And even closer to KFC.

[@lymanmj]

"If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon's, but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side, and superstition, ambition, and ignorance on the other." - Ulysses S. Grant, September 29, 1875.

[@leese.23]

Whoa.

[@DebKC-bj9jo]

Not every MAGA is a simpleton, however, I can say that I have NEVER encountered one that was capable of critical thinking.

[@hectorpascal]

And that is currently the BIGGEST problem in US politics.

[@belliot758]

Critical Thinking is defined as - the objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgment. Ironically, your statement criticizes others for lacking critical thinking, yet fails to apply it within its own construction. Allow me to point out where your own critical thinking skills dismally fall short. Contradiction: You acknowledge that "not every MAGA is a simpleton," implying some level of complexity or intelligence among individuals in the group. However, the second half of your statement - "I have NEVER encountered one that was capable of critical thinking" - completely contradicts this. If no one in the group demonstrates critical thinking, how can the first part even hold true? It shows you are more interested in dismissing groups of people wholesale than engaging in nuanced analysis. Shame on you! Moving right along, we come to the second point; Personal Experience as Universal - You make a broad sweeping claim that you've "never encountered" a MAGA supporter capable of critical thinking, but this is purely based on their personal experience. Using personal encounters to make broad generalizations about an entire group is a classic logical fallacy - specifically, a hasty generalization. Critical thinking requires the recognition that individual experiences don't necessarily reflect broader truths. Oh dear, I think we are starting to see a pattern forming here. Thirdly, and not without its own merit brings us to, yes you know it, that favorite form of *cough* critical thinking often used by those who suffer from The Dunning-Kruger effect (if you don't know what that is I suggest you spend a few moments of your boisterous yet stunningly uninformed life to learn about it), CIRCULAR REASONING. You seem to imply that if someone supports MAGA, they must lack critical thinking, thus reinforcing a predetermined bias rather than examining the evidence objectively. This is known as circular reasoning - assuming the conclusion (that no MAGA supporters are critical thinkers) as a premise to dismiss them. That simply isn't how critical thinking works. A more thoughtful critique would require engagement with actual arguments, ideas, and behaviors, rather than relying on blanket assertions based on anecdotal evidence. @DebKC-bj9jo May you have the very day you so richly deserve!

[@DebKC-bj9jo]

@@belliot758 Thanks, you have added yet another encounter without that explicit skill I mentioned in my initial comment. Much appreciated. Your STUNNINGLY stupid response is made sweeter by the fact that you probably have NO idea why it is so stupid (talk about Dunning Kruger!). Quick, maybe you can delete your word vomit before it's widely read.

[@debrac3391]

@@belliot758 Thank you for being yet another explicit example of the problem I mentioned in my initial comment. Your STUNNING stupidity is made funnier by the fact that you almost certainly have no idea why it is so stupid (talk about Dunning Kruger, for Christ's sake). So, my advice is to delete your word vomit before it's widely read. At any rate, thanks for the chuckle. :) My day has been wonderful, BTW.

[@combatepistemologist8382]

@@belliot758 Don't be so pompous. He wasn't trying to prove a theorem. He was just making a personal observation in the comments section of a KZbin video.

[@mikemcmo]

The problem with the world is that smart people are sure they don't know everything, and the idiots are sure they do.

[@Flubbuns]

From my perspective, both sides seem certain of their views and belief, with little room for humility, and ready and happy to belittle and demean anyone who falls on the other side of the line. Reading the comments here and seeing the behavior, it's hard to see much distinction. I voted Democrat, and it's difficult for me to understand why someone would vote for Trump, but reducing the other group as nothing but stupid subhumans leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

[@pancakeface5717]

Some people are too stupid to know they're stupid. But not me, I know I'm stupid. I'm so stupid I waste my time writing comments on KZbin thinking it might actually make a difference. It won't, but alas, here I am once again.

[@voghdiel]

Haha, comments are just a way to connect with people and throw your "two cents" into the ether! Nothing stupid about that!

[@Pyromancers]

That's exactly what someone in the pocket of big ether would shill. ​@voghdiel

[@chadbentoski5778]

You never know. Someone who just browses and never comments may consider what you post. If you reached even one person, it is a success.

[@jvvoid]

Yeah, you've made no difference. But who cares, you made a point. And now my comment can fall into the same category. Though I don't know what my point is.

[@prince-cl2im]

Let me explain.A cult movement refers to a group of people with a set of beliefs and practices considered significantly outside the norms of society , typically centered around a charismatic leader (Trump) who exerts tight control over members ( MAGA) often with a focus on unwavering devotion ( stupidness eating cats and dogs etc, rapist at the border although he is one of them, he loves black people although absolutely nothing is true about that ( central park five) -continue- to their ideology and sometimes involving unusual or questionable activities ,eg ripping off charities, selling all kinds of garbage to enrich themselves, putting close family members in power , bragging and boasting about money etc they mostly select people who are easy to manipulate like uneducated ones,weak minded and the ones who are God fearing etc etc all of this equals to a simple statement.A cult movement 👍

[@aria5614]

I was raised Republican but flipped pretty quickly once I got access to something other than Fox. I HATED Fox as a kid. Too loud too annoying never let anyone talk.

[@foxrogers8525]

Wow, that's really harsh. I liked you as a kid. I even gave you half of my PB&J that one time when the bully stole your lunch.

[@Dancerlayla-z6g]

@@aria5614 i thought you were ok. Sorry aria didnt like you, but i still write to her.

[@chadbentoski5778]

@@foxrogers8525 lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@billhaynes400]

Frank Burns to Hawkeye Pierce (from M.A.S.H.): "Why did you do that?" Hawkeye: "To make you look foolish!" Frank: "I don't need any help with that."

[@BP-1988]

I wouldn't call MAGA voters stupid. A bigger case can be made that they are weak minded and are easily influenced especially when they are searching for something missing in their lives. My son-in-law's sister is a classic example of this. She has always been a follower of others. She is extremely intelligent and was on an academic scholarship to a prestigious university. As a teenager she dabbled in the occult and devil worship. Now as young woman in her twenties, she has "found religion" with the help of her boyfriend who is now her husband. They read the bible and pray endlessly to Jesus. They are so sure in their believes that they can't understand why everyone else can't see what they have found for themselves. With MAGA voters it's just a different church.

[@mowlessbeemore2107]

No matter how 'smart' they are, people like this don't think, they just believe.

[@GunUDwnAt2nd]

They're stupid.

[@freedom4all325]

I was republican until Trump

[@googleuser2480]

This should be an ad... A 5 minute 55 seconds ad...

[@MPR2]

💯

[@MrTommyboy68]

To bad they couldn't put this on one of the high tech digital billboards outside of Mar a Lardo.

[@kathypariso6102]

A billboard that says “Trump’s IQ is 73…where do you fall on that scale?”

[@MPR2]

@@kathypariso6102 YESSS!

[@CrazyZack_TX]

​@@kathypariso6102 An interesting idea for a number pulled from his bum. There is no data that confirms or denies that number and the only other claim that exists about Mr. Trump's IQ is that it is over 150. The inability for this video to cite any sources for any of the claimed "facts" presented is evidence that the majority of what was stated is untrue or misleading.

[@jkotsche7035]

And who did Lee Atwater work for, Ronald Reagan and George HW Bush. Atwater set the stage for what we see today.

[@cecileregner9738]

Don’t forget Strom Thurmond

[@GTOHawg]

It’s NOT undecided voters we should worry about. It’s the damn electoral college. When was the last time the GOP won a popular vote.

[@MourningDove-bn4dk]

The left imports its voting base. You are not as popular as you think without turning the minorities against whitey.

[@peterrobbins2862]

I'd be more concerned about your obsolete extremely highly gerrymandered electoral system there are literally third world countries that have more efficient modern fairer electoral systems

[@zonzillamagnus5902]

Hey fashy

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

If you go back to 1988, only once since then, that's it. When Bush beat Kerry (barely). Every single other election the Democratic candidate won more votes. 36 years, just one election did a Republican won the popular vote.

[@cmonkey3698]

​@peterrobbins2862 "The problem is the electoral college." "You should be more worried about the electoral system." Did you read the comment you replied to?

[@blando7786]

Former Republican here. I grew up in a small rural city and registered as Republican in 2011 when I turned 18. I was proud to be a voter and of my party affiliation. In 2016 I left the GOP because of Trump and his absolute insanity. Many years on I now no longer consider myself to be politically conservative and will never support the GOP again. The fact that the "party of law and order"has continued to support him after January 6 2021 is all I need to know to see it is rotten to the core.

[@angelikaopland7880]

...because YOU still have a functional brain, capable of critical thinking. Good on ya. 💙

[@Napalmthrower]

That's all fine and good. But if you now think yourself in alignment with the democrat party then it is hypocritical.

[@blando7786]

@@Napalmthrower I don't, I'm actually registered independent and have some issues with the democratic party (irrelevant to the discussion) but view it mostly in a positive light. I was a registered libertarian from 2016 to 2020 but I slowly drifted a little more left wing and got tired of the LP's Kool aid in 2020. I've been independent since and don't think I will ever register with another party again because of how the political system in the US works.

[@Napalmthrower]

@@blando7786 I see. Do you intend to vote out of curiosity? There must be a lesser of the two evils. Right now I just don't really know. What I do know is that most of the arguments I see from democratic adherents and politicians are made with flippant inconsistency, and also flat out lies from many higher-ups. There is the same in republicans, possibly just as much, but mostly what concerns me there is the vision for the stifling of a liberal citizenship in many adherents. I do like some of Trump's ideas in regards to the economy though. I guess I'm asking for your input in regards to who you might vote for, if at all, and why you think the way you do about that.

[@Napalmthrower]

@@blando7786 I don't necessarily think it's irrelevant. Do you intend to vote out of curiosity? There must be a lesser of two evils between the two. I'm not yet decided but am leaning towards Trump. In democratic adherents and politicians I see flippant inconsistency in arguments, and plenty of blatant lies. They seem just as if not more manipulative than their counterpart. This exists amongst republicans as well, though it seems to me that they don't go back on their word quite as often. What concerns me is the vision of stifling a liberal population which is common among republican adherents; they do not know the definition of "nuance". Both sides, as far as I can tell, are equally as inconsistent in their views. A desire for what they view as "justice" only against those they dislike. Venting aside, I guess I am asking for input in regards to who you would vote for, if anyone, and why.

[@SirDingle]

Its scary how dumb the average person is and how most people do not care about truth. They just run on emotions and feelings

[@lindenstromberg6859]

Think about how dumb the average person is. Half of them are stupider than that.

[@manuwilson4695]

Correction...The average American!

[@raccuia1]

@@manuwilson4695 no he was right. The average person because there is a shitload of dumb people all over the world.

[@manuwilson4695]

@@raccuia1 Most in America.

[@raccuia1]

@@manuwilson4695 come off it. Shitloads of nutters are everywhere.

[@profrog493]

Brutal, yet with Trump the Republican leader it's probably true. I grew up conservative religious Republican in Kentucky. Drank the Kool -Aid, followed the doctrine, swallowed in Vietnam War draft, 4 years Air Force, became traveled, became educated, retired as University Professor. Thinking people are sometimes stupid isn't bigotry, it's reality. My university classes were comprised of only 25% legitimate students. 25% lacked intellectual capacity. 25% were there for sports. 25% were forced by parents.

[@profrog493]

College is not/nor needed by most people. Work experience is crucial. Do it before college.

[@dusty3913]

I was Republican when I was in my early 20s…when I knew nothing, when I assumed everyone was always responsible for their own misfortunes. I assumed everyone who was troubled or had misfortune was so because they were lazy. Life experiences change your mind…teach you that we aren’t all starting with the same tools and opportunities.