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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA quote from Thomas Paine that describes Trump voters.
"Reason obeys itself and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it".
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A quote from Thomas Paine that describes Trump voters. (Original Post)
shockey80
May 2019
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H2O Man
(73,637 posts)1. Recommended.
underpants
(182,949 posts)2. Posting in the Facebook
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RazBerryBeret
(3,075 posts)3. me too...
but "they" (my relatives included) will not get it, sadly.
underpants
(182,949 posts)4. Dumb as posts
As they say round here
Sorry, major stress this morning
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181220298
Different Drummer
(7,652 posts)13. "Dumb as posts"
Well said! People where I'm from say that, too.
Takket
(21,644 posts)5. Boom!
And might I add in the drumpf error that ignorance willingly and gleefully submits...
Elwood P Dowd
(11,443 posts)6. And there is this one from H. L. Mencken
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.
― H.L. Mencken
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)8. That is a classic and truly prescient.
That "great and glorious" day is here.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)7. K&R
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)9. That's so true. nt
NRaleighLiberal
(60,026 posts)10. My simple phrase... Ignorant assholes!
Solly Mack
(90,792 posts)11. K&R
dem4decades
(11,307 posts)12. Stupid is as stupid does.