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But there were SO MANY dealbreakers before we even got to that point (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world

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[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 34 points 10 months ago (11 children)

Look, all you have to do is accept my one and only axiom: Most people on this planet are total and absolute idiots.

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[–] saimen@feddit.org 3 points 10 months ago

Actually this always was a point against democracy

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[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago

Even the smart people aren't smart enough.

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[–] saimen@feddit.org 1 point 10 months ago (2 children)

I mean 50% of the population literally is less intelligent than the average.

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[–] ftbd@feddit.org 4 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Only if the median and mean coincide

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[–] saimen@feddit.org -1 points 10 months ago

If we assume IQ is a proper representation of intelligence than sure they do.

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[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 1 point 10 months ago (4 children)

I agree, and I think I'm among them too (no I don't say that because I voted Trump, I'm not American)

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[–] varnia@lemmy.blahaj.zone -5 points 10 months ago* (3 children)

Admit it, you voted third party! Just so you know: thats like voting for Trump but indirectly.

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[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Huh?

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[–] bampop@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (1 child)

varnia is suggesting you didn't vote for the Democrats. Which, considering you're not American, seems highly likely.

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[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 months ago

Oh haha okay I had no idea what they meant.

I did vote for Nicusor Dan in Romania and that guy is as much of a democrat as they get around here haha

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[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago

I'm not inclined to agree with "most", but the idiot:not-idiot ratio in society is way higher than I'm comfortable with. It's almost enough to make the question the wisdom of putting so many people on the road, driving their own cars.

The part that really shook me is when I talked to enough people to figure out that stupidity isn't always obvious. A person can speak well, be exposed to a lot of different news sources, have ample access to information, graduate from a decent school, and still be a total moron when it comes to a lot of things. Like functional illiteracy, grown adults learn how to cope and mask in ways that are shockingly good, considering they cover for huge deficits at the same time.

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