Like all con men, Trump made the stupid feel special, that stupid was okay “look at me, I’m stupid and I’m a billionaire.Then he made them feel smart, with actual fake news, “windmills cause cancer, we need Greenland!” The stupid are easy to grift, I just didn’t realize we have so many of them. - ThreadSky

titusnation.bsky.social • 156 days ago

Like all con men, Trump made the stupid feel special, that stupid was okay “look at me, I’m stupid and I’m a billionaire.Then he made them feel smart, with actual fake news, “windmills cause cancer, we need Greenland!” The stupid are easy to grift, I just didn’t realize we have so many of them.

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dappyhayes.bsky.social•156 days ago

Not visited Ohio recently, huh?

tinab12.bsky.social•156 days ago

I recently read that 51% of Americans believe they will be better under Trump. Even scarier, that 21% of Democrats think they will be. Then, the MAGA crowd are talking about dumbing down the Education department. Then Trump begin to look really smart. OMG. BEAM ME UP SCOTTIE

aquavirago.bsky.social•156 days ago

I refuse to believe that. I think they're trying to brainwash us and make us fearful. NO WAY do I believe so many of us would think that, especially when I'm seeing he's even pissing magats off now. Don't believe the favorability polls I'm seeing, either. Muskrat is buying Daddy ratings, IMHO.

tinab12.bsky.social•156 days ago

I really feel better if you are correct. I couldn't see that many people were happy with a 34 x felon to lead a great country

aquavirago.bsky.social•156 days ago

RIGHT? And if they think they're happy now, I think they will realize the extent of their disillusion soon enough. I have my doubts that they will place blame where it belongs when they do... but I don't have any doubts their euphoria will stick around too long.

tinab12.bsky.social•156 days ago

I am hoping Steve Bannon & Musk really fall out & the dominoes start to fall. I really hope they disintegrated into ashes

atheistjosephvina.bsky.social•156 days ago

Stupid people are more dangerous than evil people since there’s so many of them.

srslydude.bsky.social•156 days ago

The folks who don't want to put in the work to understand the world complain about others being too lazy to work. The folks who want a trophy for their opinions complain about participation trophies.
I detect a trend with his followers -

98step98.bsky.social•156 days ago

Unfortunately, they are everywhere.
I used to watch your show back in the day. Stacey Keach was your dad.
Glad I found you again and even more glad that you aren’t one of those magasses.
Rock on!

okboomer9.bsky.social•156 days ago

There is a difference between stupidity and willful ignorance...though one can argue that willful ignorance is acting stupid.

tony2030.bsky.social•156 days ago

It's the willfully ignorant. They have been convinced that they are voting against "evil". Trump, meanwhile, is only in it for the cash and he's taking advantage of the willfully ignorant to accumulate it. It'll be more "rallies" and nonsense while he sells influence from the kitchen door.

treziok.bsky.social•155 days ago

Every day there's more

pino-fotus.bsky.social•155 days ago

sierranicole1426.bsky.social•119 days ago

The end game will shock all white males. The hurt will be severe and it's self inflicted. We are weak as a divided country. Them too. How stupid can they get?

kid301.bsky.social•156 days ago

The majority, sadly

fearlesspuppy.bsky.social•119 days ago

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lylebeaudoin.bsky.social•156 days ago

I miss the good old days when the only outlet crazy people had was sticking manifestos under windshield wipers at the mall or standing in puddles of their own urine screaming about Jesus. Now we're all standing in their urine.

simplycommonsense.bsky.social•156 days ago

People buy unnecessary items every day due to manipulative advertising.

alecyler.bsky.social•156 days ago

I think we all knew, we were just hoping they'd die off, or at least forget to vote.

theonlyshannon.bsky.social•156 days ago

That isn't going to happen.

We know what we really have to do but do we have the stomach for it?

waynetheseine.bsky.social•156 days ago

If not for Christians, Trump couldn't place 5th.

wolfpack11720.bsky.social•156 days ago

mannylabor.bsky.social•155 days ago

Counter point: they believe they will be billionaires too and wont need "help"

rst-one.bsky.social•156 days ago

And the racists. Don’t forget the racists…

freedomlizard.bsky.social•156 days ago

I did not realize how many stupid people who no longer believed in science or experts in basically all subjects. They have become the enemy. I also did not realize how many racist. I knew we had some but did not realize how many. I wonder why they want to get rid of the Department of Education.

an0mander.bsky.social•156 days ago

I mean that’s why you book a night in the Holiday Inn. Become a master in a subject over night!

dancinnan.bsky.social•155 days ago

FOX News

kryspee.bsky.social•156 days ago

Quick reward Algorithms are making us collectively less intelligent and degrading our critical thinking skills.

hey-shell.bsky.social•155 days ago

When I’m out in public now I think “half of these people were duped” it’s unsettling.

nakeddrawinggroup.bsky.social•155 days ago

17-25% were duped. About half of the country were either too lazy to vote, too foolish to care, or were actively disenfranchised by their spouse, their employer or their local government who purged them from the rolls too late for them to get redress. We live in a fucked up country, folks.

hey-shell.bsky.social•155 days ago

Good point. Absolutely true.

bigbluebuddha.bsky.social•156 days ago

50% of the country has a below average I.Q. I.Q. isn't everything, but being able to reason and process information critically, it depends on it.

gamercat365.bsky.social•156 days ago

They also happen to be religious ,stupid × 2

speshullk.bsky.social•156 days ago

Stupid is, as stupid does. Grievance culture = it's not about progress, just as long as we can keep the other guy down.

leon-skum.bsky.social•156 days ago

It's always about this with maga

ravenmccall.bsky.social•155 days ago

Why do I feel like this is the last normal day for the rest of my life? Tomorrow the chaos and mayhem begins!

tommyrayray.bsky.social•156 days ago

Yeah, jeez, Europeans have been right all along: Americans really ARE fat, lazy, and stupid.

roseon1.bsky.social•156 days ago

George Carlin warned of this year's ago.

kpthefaith.bsky.social•156 days ago

johnnyboyapril.bsky.social•156 days ago

The success of alternative facts.

lou-from-cleveland.bsky.social•156 days ago

Nothing happens in a vacuum. The MSM continues to gloss over everything he says and does from we’ll build a wall and have Mexico pay for it to the tariffs that china will pay for. The media is now just entertainment and not there to inform us anymore

thorpe55.bsky.social•156 days ago

The long slow process of the dumb down is nearly complete...

tardigradeaf.bsky.social•156 days ago

He awakened the sleeping giant of non voters, WWE fans and then plays both the hero and the heel to them. We are full on in the reboot of Idiocracy with a dash of Handmaids Tale. If the commander was Boss Hogg.

christopherpollati.bsky.social•156 days ago

George Carlin said it the best. "Think of how stupid the average person is and then realize half of them are stupider than that"

vflowers.bsky.social•156 days ago

True story

strawbabies.bsky.social•156 days ago

Trump has always shown us exactly who he is, and now 77 million americans have done the same 😳

rozeel.bsky.social•156 days ago

It's left me wondering how much damage covid caused in the brain?

rozeel.bsky.social•156 days ago

I remember the horrific loss of American lives because of that imbecile. When they try to blame the vaccine, just say no, we didn't have the vaccine because Trump sent the vaccine to Russia.

stevenmichaels.bsky.social•156 days ago

The right will say it was the vaccine—now bring on the polio!

rozeel.bsky.social•156 days ago

Which is why I don't usually verbalize this thought. I know 3 people who didn't make it through covid with their minds. All 3 are in nursing homes with dementia now. Original group of 4 had all vaccines together. Doesn't prove anything but I sure am glad I did not get covid when the other 3 did.

greggwith3gs.bsky.social•155 days ago

Of all the things that didn’t happen…

rozeel.bsky.social•155 days ago

Covid did cause problems with the brain. I'm just wondering if anyone else has noticed an increase in dementia. I'm interested because I volunteer with people who have dementia. If you have a problem, Gregg, go jump into someone else's conversation.

stevenmichaels.bsky.social•156 days ago

I’m sorry to hear this; and I remember all the cure alternatives suggested by our former president that further damaged the brain

rozeel.bsky.social•155 days ago

This conversation started with Christopher saying he couldn't believe there were so many stupid people, with me wondering if covid has contributed to brain damage. The U.S.A. had so many cases.

echowrites.bsky.social•155 days ago

Yes. It’s vascular, not respiratory. Lungs just have a lot of vessels and are often a weak point. But stroke, heart attack, liver/kidney damage, gastro- and brain function can all be impacted.

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/long-covid-brain-1.7171918

nbb76.bsky.social•156 days ago

ghostbustinglefty.bsky.social•156 days ago

Half of the people you know are below average.

bird-set-free.bsky.social•156 days ago

The Republicans have spent the past 40 years stealing our money and destroying our education system. The Democrats have done nothing to stop them.

bungeebrain.bsky.social•156 days ago

He also made them feel justified for being racists, bigots and showing cruelty

nakeddrawinggroup.bsky.social•155 days ago

They hate the same people he hates, unaware that he hates them, too. If it weren't for the shit we're all going to have to slog through, too, I'd almost pity them.

ynotask.bsky.social•156 days ago

77 million

prairielife.bsky.social•156 days ago

Well said. I've got the demographics of one of those voters: old, white, rural, no college degree. Would never, ever vote for Felon 47. It amazes me that so many support him.

dreadpiratepat.bsky.social•156 days ago

If ever there was a time to buy an island and start over. ;)

pizzaandtacos.bsky.social•156 days ago

For every ten people I see in public, I see 4 who voted for Drumph, 3 who voted for Kamala, and 3 who couldn’t be bothered to vote.

craigevergarden.bsky.social•156 days ago

Evangelical education emphasizes belief over faith and rejects critical thinking.

glimmerofhope.bsky.social•156 days ago

An abundance.

mindy25.bsky.social•156 days ago

Don't underestimate that side helping of racism and hate.

fatraccoon.bsky.social•156 days ago

50% of the population has an IQ of less than 100.

friscodelrosario.bsky.social•156 days ago

Aggregate.

theonlyshannon.bsky.social•156 days ago

It's far worse than that.

Comprehension is a far better measure of intelligence and 70% of Americans have a reading comprehension level below 8th grade

strawbabies.bsky.social•156 days ago

Worked for a non-profit that put data out to the community roughly 20 yrs ago. The #1 rule was to make sure it was written at the 5th grade level. I kid not.

theonlyshannon.bsky.social•156 days ago

I did a masters practicum on use of career services on my college campus and was asked to dumb down my report for presentation.

strawbabies.bsky.social•156 days ago

🤯

godlessbitch.bsky.social•156 days ago

Make that 6th grade level

theonlyshannon.bsky.social•156 days ago

Well, if you look at the data you are correct....a shocking majority of that 70% read at or below the 6th grade

godlessbitch.bsky.social•156 days ago

My country now depresses me. Traitors have sold out for mumbles of promises.

theonlyshannon.bsky.social•156 days ago

They sold it out for bigotry. The promises were a cover.

clotz52.bsky.social•156 days ago

No kidding

stevenmichaels.bsky.social•156 days ago

I spent all week reading to kids the virtues of Seuss and the lessons of the Sneetches in honor of MLKJr—I asked them all to pay close attention to Sylvester McMonkey McBean, the grifter most obscene

kingvyper1206.bsky.social•155 days ago

Why are they stupid?! Because we don't explain anything to them! We need better consistent education!

luvshakbaby.bsky.social•154 days ago

More to come, with schooling on the decline and civics and history whitewashed and books banned.

longwhiterose.bsky.social•155 days ago

This problem will BE researched in the future. How did we get so many STUPID people?

azulsora.bsky.social•156 days ago

https://youtu.be/puA5Il8g13I?si=Sf5vMvzbs_dY28KA

telegramsam2000.bsky.social•156 days ago

I don’t think Americans are any dumber than they’ve ever been. It’s fear of marginalization, poverty, and violence, stoked by the Internet and exploited by a con man, in the absence of responsible leadership otherwise.

billiewilder.bsky.social•155 days ago

They put lead in the gas to make us stupid (it drove the Romans mad, so they knew). It reduced our IQ by as much as 6 points. The lead was removed in 1982 but it doesn't seem to have helped much. Look who they vote for these days!

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