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Ignorant or Stupid (Original Post)
MoonRiver
Jul 2021
OP
+1. GOP has certainly capitalized on finding the ignorant and the stupid
Laura PourMeADrink
Jul 2021
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CaliforniaPeggy
(149,580 posts)1. Absolutely! n/t
lark
(23,083 posts)2. Both! n.t
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)4. +1. GOP has certainly capitalized on finding the ignorant and the stupid
Bucky
(53,986 posts)3. Lessons on civic responsibility from a terrorist
Lessons on the importance of an educated citizenry from a religious zealot
robbob
(3,524 posts)5. ??? I don't think Guy Fawkes ever said that
And the mask of his image is usually associated these days with the movie V.
paleotn
(17,911 posts)6. Guy Fawkes never said those things....
It's just an image, many time taken out of context. I'll grant you that. But that message is certainly true regardless. As they say, if God can speak through a jackass and a broken clock is right twice a day.....
Bucky
(53,986 posts)9. You're right about Guy Fawkes.
So what I don't get is why are they using a Guy Fawkes effigy to sell a point that he has zero affiliation with? It would be like using Benito Mussolini's face on a Please Recycle billboard.
"Leona Helmsley says 'Always eat your vegetables,' kids!"
malaise
(268,885 posts)7. Rec
liberalla
(9,234 posts)8. Very true!
and like they say, 'You can't fix stupid'