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Blue Owl

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56. Sad but true

Sat Feb 22, 2025, 02:01 PM

Feb 22

Social media has dumbed down the collective intellect by glorifying stupidity and ignorance.

How can we make learning and being smart cool again?

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Jasmine Crockett Calls GOP Voters 'Less Educated,' Says They 'Don't Want To Read': 'These Are Just the Facts' [View all] BumRushDaShow Feb 21 OP

I seem to remember that actress Sharon Stone more or less said the same thing. no_hypocrisy Feb 21 #1

Rep Crockett nails it once again. We have nothing to lose at this point. So tell it like it is! Ninga Feb 21 #2

that's why the MAGAs use the word Woke azureblue Feb 21 #10

Easy now. Many of my C and under students were as smart as any of my A students. Magoo48 Feb 21 #24

She's 100% correct. The single-most reliable indicator of political affiliation in this country isn't age or race. Karasu Feb 21 #3

Absolutely. That's unequivocal. paleotn Feb 21 #14

That is new Cirsium Feb 21 #20

IMNSHO, the worst thing we did was to go out for the slightlv Feb 21 #33

Excellent post Cirsium Feb 21 #37

THIS all day Bettie Feb 21 #38

And due to the markodochartaigh Feb 22 #54

Actually, there are many educated wealthy people whathehell Feb 21 #26

True. Vested self-interest will do that. Karasu Feb 21 #31

Yes.. whathehell Feb 21 #42

Very true. Shipwack Feb 22 #48

And there are many of us who have no degree, no HS diploma who are intelligent and vote for Democrats erronis Feb 21 #30

Certainly. There are always, ALWAYS exceptions. Statistically, though, that group is much more likely to be Karasu Feb 21 #32

I take educated to mean more than a degree JustAnotherGen Feb 21 #35

So many don't have even the basic knowledge of how government works Historic NY Feb 22 #53

Truth. It's long past time to stop coddling these idiots. nt SunSeeker Feb 21 #4

Truth. SamKnause Feb 21 #5

It's about damned time. Aristus Feb 21 #6

except let Fox tell them how to vote azureblue Feb 21 #11

All of the smart people I know hate trump with a passion. mwb970 Feb 21 #7

They are not inintelligent and uneducated (well some of them are not) but they just want to Wonder Why Feb 21 #8

Jasmine Crockett is a big deal Comrade Citizen Feb 21 #9

This is fine. She was never going to be the Dem prez candidate anyway. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 21 #12

They ARE a basketful of deplorables BumRushDaShow Feb 21 #13

They don't reach out because they are in the majority. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 21 #17

It is a "birds of a feather, flock together" thing BumRushDaShow Feb 21 #21

Definitely not JustAnotherGen Feb 21 #39

They actually enjoy talking and acting like arrogant bullies BumRushDaShow Feb 21 #40

Deplorables? They're vastly worse. paleotn Feb 21 #16

Yep, they're not deplorables, they're IRREDEEMABLES DinahMoeHum Feb 21 #27

Good - I'll never forget being called JustAnotherGen Feb 21 #36

Agree. I also want them angry and hurt. But, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 22 #52

"I love the uneducated." Orange Julius circa 2015 Evolve Dammit Feb 21 #15

And to paraphrase another Republican, Abraham Lincolnn BattleRow Feb 21 #19

Same as then, only accelerated. Evolve Dammit Feb 21 #25

And their churches continue to campaign against any reproductive rights. love_katz Feb 21 #29

Truth! If the truth is painful, tough. paleotn Feb 21 #18

Jasmine Crockett Is Right! Daleuhlmann Feb 21 #22

True dat. Marcuse Feb 21 #23

The Democratic purity tests and need to include every possible permutation NoMoreRepugs Feb 21 #28

She's right JustAnotherGen Feb 21 #34

Yes. H2O Man Feb 21 #41

Well, Trump voters say that Kamala Harris "only speaks gibberish." raging moderate Feb 21 #44

It's not that they are "less educated," it's that they are entirely incurious. hunter Feb 21 #43

She struck a nerve all right tornado34jh Feb 22 #45

As much as it bugs them she's right Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 22 #46

She's right. Scarlet Begalas Feb 22 #47

They are the kinder facts. BlueMTexpat Feb 22 #49

100% oasis Feb 22 #50

I dunno... Seems like they DO read, they read dumb shit on FB and Xitter RockRaven Feb 22 #51

Two statistics swirling around in my mind since the election. Hotler Feb 22 #55

Sad but true Blue Owl Feb 22 #56

THey will try to make something out of this 4catsmom Feb 22 #57

Right or wrong, snot Feb 22 #58

IMO it's waaaay to late for that mdbl Feb 22 #59

How does name-calling help? snot Feb 25 #62

Name calling what? The Idiocracy? Just telling it like it is. mdbl Feb 25 #63

George Carlin said..... mdbl Feb 22 #60

True creon Feb 22 #61